Virtual Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Subtitle: an interactive, explorable environment with integrated text
By: Institute of Digital Theology
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: Institute of Digital Theology, Saint Louis University
Published: 2006
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780979141805
Subjects: Interactive multimedia; Pictorial works; Art; Renaissance Mural painting and decoration; Italian Mural painting and decoration; Church decoration and ornament; San Francesco (Church : Assisi, Italy)
Description: Virtual Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (VB1) is a virtual reconstruction of the Upper Church of the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (Italy). The reconstruction is a combination of 3D (game engine) modeling and over 4,000 digital images of the Upper Church--all captured prior to the disastrous earthquake of 1997. The model is also real-time interactive so the user can choose to move through the model according to his/her own interests or curiosity. The model is fully accessible through walk and fly modes. The application also has text integrated into the environment, which describes each artistic object (and several other objects therein) and provides, where possible, the literary source(s) for the nature and/or content of the object. Users have access to additional materials (summary descriptions of the space, bibliography, chronologies, schematic maps, etc). Users can toggle between 1st/3rd person points of view.
Notes: Includes Introduction (in pdf file format) with bibliography and appendixes containing schematic guides to the nave, transept and apse of the Basilica.

Introduction pdf includes: The upper Church of the Basilica of Saint Francis / Jay M. Hammond (p. 17-47).

Title statement from Introduction (in pfd format).

Edition statement from "t.p. verso", p. 2 of Introduction.

Rated E for Everyone.

System requirements: Windows 2000/NT/ME/XP (Win98 is not recommended); Pentium IV, 2GHz processor; 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended); 500 MB free space on hard drive; 32X or faster CD-ROM drive, or 2x DVD drive; 64 MB video card (128 GB recommended); Intel 8-x onboard graphics chipsets are not supported and must be disabled; DirectX 9.0 version installed; DirectX 9.0-compatible sound card; mouse; keyboard.