“A Day in Pompeii” by Delle-Vergin
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Title:
- A Day in Pompeii
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Length:
- 8:41
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Company / Institution / Agency:
- Zero One Animation
Description:
“A Day in Pompeii” is an immersive, high-definition, stereoscopic installation designed by Zero One Animation for the Melbourne Museum. It tells the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and how, within 24 hours, a volcanic eruption completely destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii. Viewers are positioned in the installation as if they are actually looking out a window. For the first time, viewers can truly understand exactly how these dramatic events unfolded. Up to eight cameras were used to give full variable interocular range. This provided a stunning stereoscopic effect with huge depth and minimal eye stress, and it delivers a crystal-clear image no matter where you look on the screen. Physically based simulation software was used to destroy the city of Pompeii and create fire, dust, and volcano plumes. Most buildings were built by hand procedurally as if they were real buildings. Each tile was placed on a supporting banister, and the banisters were supported by the structure of the building to ensure earthquake and rock-strike simulations created physically accurate results. T he volcano smoke plume was simulated using physically based thermodynamic simulation software to create an extremely realistic depiction of what could have happened the night Mount Vesuvius erupted.
