Tuesday 23 October 2012

Introductions...

Welcome to the blog for the Kinecting up the Past project at the Humanities Research Institute, The University of Sheffield.  

Kinecting up the Past is funded by JISC and partners with Creswell Crags and Trent and Peak Archeology.  The aim is to make Microsoft's Kinect device as simple to use as a digital camera, but to capture 3-dimensional objects and environments, making it much more accessible, easy to use, and cheaper to undertake for those without specific skill sets.

The project team includes:
  • The Humanities Research Institute at the University of Sheffield: one of the UK’s leading centres for the study and use of digital technology within the arts and humanities. As a major research facility within the University, it currently comprises 21 active research projects and nine staff. The HRI has expertise in all aspects of this project, having been involved in the conception, management and delivery of digital humanities research projects since its establishment in 1992.
  • Creswell Heritage Trust: established in 1991 to manage the internationally significant Ice Age site of Creswell Crags. The mission to inscribe Creswell Crags as a World Heritage Site has resulted in £14 million infrastructure investment over the last twenty years including a new Museum and Education Centre build. The Crags are now on the Governments UK World Heritage Tentative List. Ian Wall, the Director of the Trust and who will oversee the Trust’s involvement in this project, has more than twenty years of experience in heritage management and interpretation
  • Trent & Peak Archaeology: part of the Archaeological Trust family and has been practicing archaeology in the Trent Valley, Peak District, and surrounding areas for over 45 years, developing strong expertise in the area of 3D digital capture.  Dr David Strange-Walker is the main contact for this project at Trent & Peak and is the Project Manager on the Nottingham Caves Survey, an innovative project to survey hundreds of sandstone caves to high archaeological standards while simultaneously increasing public awareness and understanding of the heritage through social media and smartphone delivery.

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