Meeting: Wednesday, April 19, 2000
A Virtual Journey Through Real History:
Using 3D Tools to
Model San Diego's Old Town
Steve Schoenherr, Department of History, USD
| Join us at the University of San
Diego Department of History for the San Diego SIGGRAPH April meeting, to
get a first look at The History of
Old Town San Diego on CD-ROM, a project by Steve Schoenherr, Iris
Engstrand, and Thor Brickman to create a multimedia history of Old Town
San Diego from the era of the Kumeyaay Native-Americans in the fifteenth
century through the Spanish and Mexican and United States eras. The
interactive presentation allows the viewer to walk through a 3D model of
the pueblo as it existed in 1870, including 55 buildings and the landscape
of San Diego Bay, Point Loma, Ballast Point, Presidio Hill, Mission Valley
and the San Diego River. Original documents include maps, drawings,
photographs and first-hand accounts from settlers and visitors. A variety
of historical accounts include the complete text of Smythe's History of
San Diego, a classic history but long out-of-print in its book version,
and more recent articles from the Journal of San Diego History. A detailed
Timeline provides a chronology of San Diego history from the prehistoric
era to the present. Multimedia essays provide background and context with
narration and interactive illustrations.
San Diego SIGGRAPH is being given an in-depth look at this work in progress on the application of 3D and multimedia technology to the teaching of local history. | ||||
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6:00 - 7:00 PM Social Hour
7:00 - 9:00 Meeting
Admission
Members free. Non-members $5. Memberships $15/year.
Address, directions and maps:
| Room L318, third floor, Loma Hall University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 |
From Qualcomm Stadium, go West on Friars Rd. past I-805, Cal-163 and Fashion Valley, turn Right onto Via Las Cumbres, turn Left onto Linda Vista Rd., turn Right onto Santa Ana Dr. to enter the USD campus. Follow the campus map to the parking structure #42 and park, then proceed to Loma Hall (#20 on the map). |
Map
Click on the image for more detailed maps. |
Updated 02/22/00