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The Villas of Oplontis
Publication
The University of Texas at Austin
www.oplontisproject.org
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The Solutions
A Three‐pronged Approach to Publication
• Open Access e‐book
• Navigable 3D model linked to—
• Online Database
Publication Goals
• Preservation of Villa A and its artifacts
• Easy, free access to scholars and the general public
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Oplontis: Villa A (“of Poppaea”) at Torre Annunziata, Italy.
I. The Ancient Setting and Modern RediscoveryII. Decorative Ensembles: Painting, Stucco,
Pavements, SculpturesIII. Architecture and Material Culture, 2006-2010
Series: Humanities E-Book Series of the American Council of Learned Societieshttp://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Volume 1. The Ancient Setting and Modern Rediscovery (2014)ISBN-10: 1-59740-932-4ISBN-13: 978-1-59740-932-2
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Everything is Open Access
Type “oplontis heb” in browser
to “acquire” Oplontis publications
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Volume One
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The Villa A Navigable 3D Model
Written in Unity©—a gaming engine—a first‐person shooter interface
• Allows real‐time navigation
• Linked to Oplontis Project online database
• Toggles between actual state and restored state
• A valuable research tool for everyone
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Entering the atrium—actual state
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Entering the atrium—restored state
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The atrium—noon
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The atrium—8:45 a.m.
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The dining room—actual state
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The dining room—restored state
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The large reception room (oecus)—actual state
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The large reception room (oecus)—restored state
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Archival photo of tympanum landscape above alcove—now gone
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The tympanum landscape in restored room
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Categories of DataThe Oplontis Project database—integrated with model or web‐accessed
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Sample page: description of the painting of the atrium
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High‐resolution photo linked to database
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Oplontis Project Database, Floor, Atrium 5 (partial)
Exploring the database for information on the floor of the atrium
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Atrium floor, stitched overhead shot
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Atrium Floor Meander, tessera count, 20 cm2