Project Description
Florence As It Was combines three-dimensional models of buildings, digitized documents, photogrammetric models of art works, translations of early modern descriptions, and original interpretative essays in an academic, not-for-profit, web-based platform that aims to recreate the Tuscan city as it appeared in the year 1500. Work conducted in 2026 will focus on editing point clouds and using Blender and Cinema4D to manipulate models to reconstruct spaces as they may have appeared in the 15th century.
Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable learning and using new software programs. Prior knowledge of Blender is a plus, but not required.
Special Comments
Students will need to be flexible with hours, as the IQ Center is heavily used in summer weeks between 9 am and 5 pm.
Project Information (subject to change)
Estimated Start Date: 6/8/2026
Estimated End Date: 7/31/2026
Estimated Project Duration: 8 weeks
Maximum Number of Students Sought: 2
Research Location: On campus
Travel Required? No (If “yes”: )
Contact Information: George Bent (email: bentg@wlu.edu)