Author: Andreas Richter

For decades, experts have been disagreeing about whether the famous “Henlein pocket watch” in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg (GNM) really is the oldest preserved portable watch in the history of technology. Other small-scale watches from the early 16th century also stake claim to this title or are – like the Henlein pocket watch – suspected forgeries. In total, around five watches are under discussion here. The technological recording and interpretation of objects from the history of art and culture is gaining in importance and is increasingly leading to the use of scientific methods in the examination of art and...

Digitisation changes how we work and collaborate together. Tools for 3D visualisation are widely spread in industry and business sector, but their applicability normally ends at the borders of the company. Isolated applications prevent communication and exchange of 3D data between business partners. VENTUS is a project that aims at developing a simple and flexible system for the exchange of 3D models on the basis of 3D gaming engines. The project focuses not only on interoperability but also on interactivity to enable real-time collaboration between partners. Each user should be informed about his or her viewer’s position in relation...