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Logo Bibliotheca Hertziana

Bibliotheca Hertziana, Max Planck Institute for Art History
Visualisation of Filippo Juvarra's Palace Project and Garden Plan (1705)
Case Study in the Project:
3D-Bridge - Transferring cultural heritage with new technology
Financed by the European Union

Elisabeth Kieven, Hermann Schlimme †, Günter Eger

Transfer of Cultural Heritage

Here's What You Need to Use Our Virtual Reality Model

Minimal Requirements

OS
Windows 2000/XP
CPU
3 GHz or higher processor clock speed
RAM
512 megabytes (MB) of RAM
GRAPHICS
DirectX9 hardware acceleration
HDD
1.0 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space

Installing the Virtual Reality Engine UnrealEngine2

To use our model you have to follow these steps:

  • Download the Virtual Reality UnrealEngine2 from the following external online source

    http://www.udn.epicgames.com/Two/UnrealEngine2Runtime22262002

  • Once your download completes, if the dialog provides you with the option to Open or Launch File, click that option. If not, click on Start, Run..., Browse... and navigate to where you saved the installation file. Double-click on the file, then click OK.
  • Click on Setup to begin the installation.
  • Once the installation files have uncompressed, you'll be presented with the UnrealEngine2 Runtime installation dialog. Click on Next to view the software licensing agreement. You must agree to the terms to use the Runtime. If you agree, click on I Agree to proceed.
  • On the next screen, you can enter an alternative location to install the Runtime; the default is recommended. Click on Next to continue.
  • If you are installing more than one copy of the stock Runtime software, you should read the notes for the two Runtime association checkboxes. You may want to change one or both of the options.
  • Finally, click Next, then Install.
  • When the installation finishes, you can Launch the UnrealEngine2 Runtime, read the Release Notes or visit the unrealEngine2 website.

Folder/Filename

Folder

Maps/BH_Juvarra1.01.urt
Maps
Sounds/BH_Juvarra.uax
Sounds
StaticMesehes/BH_models-S.usx
StaticMeshes
Textures/BH_models-S.utx
Textures

Launch the model

You can launch the UnrealEngine2 (UnrealEd) by selecting Start, Programs, UnrealEngine2 Runtime and clicking on UnrealEngine2 Runtime.

Select "BH_Juvarra1.01" and click on Start.

If you get the error "connection failed", please exit the UnrealEngine2 by clicking esc and then select Exit Runtime.

Then launch the UnrealEngine2 Editor by selecting Start, Programs, UnrealEngine2 Runtime and clicking on UnrealEngine2 Editor.

Select file, open and then choose "BH_Juvarra11.01.urt" .

The programme will show you load errors. Please click OK.

Then click on the icon to launch the model

Explore the model

To interact with the environment, you have to use your keyboard and your mouse.

Action

Keyboard

move forward
arrow up
move backward
arrow down
move to the left
arrow left
move to the right
arrow right
look around
move your mouse
switch between "Fly" and "Walk" mode
f
General Options
Press Esc
brighter or darker view
F10

Have Fun!


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