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Colloquium on digital visualisation for education and academia – 16th May, University of Reading. All welcome!

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
9th May 20176th October 2017

Here’s the draft programme for an exciting colloquium event I am running jointly with English Heritage. Speakers include illustrators, researchers into ancient history and VR, and specialist from English Heritage….Read More >

Buy posters of ancient Rome!

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
11th March 20176th October 2017

At my Etsy shop you can buy a range of colourful posters like this one, showing the ancient city of Rome, and many of its buildings, taken from my digital…Read More >

Experimenting with embeddable 3D

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
12th October 201626th November 2018

I am experimenting with embedded Web GL to find a way to bring manipulable 3D models into web pages, social media, and other channels. Here is an attempt at embedding…Read More >

Virtual St Paul’s Cross project

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
26th April 20166th October 2017

One of the projects I was able to visit as part of my British Academy funded project on digital visualisation was the Virtual St Paul’s Cross project at North Caroline…Read More >

Digital Visualisation Colloquium – University of Reading, UK, 31st March 2016

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
15th January 20166th October 2017

We are hosting a colloquium on digital visualisation in the humanities at the University of Reading, UK on March 31st, funded by the British Academy’s Rising Star Engagement Award scheme. Final…Read More >

British Academy Digital Modelling Workshop, Dec. 2015.

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
15th December 201529th November 2017

Reading recently hosted a digital modelling workshop, run by Matthew Nicholls and funded by the British Academy’s Rising Star Engagement Award (BARSEA) scheme. The aim of the day was to…Read More >

Free Digital Modelling Workshop – 14th Dec.

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
21st October 20156th October 2017

Digital modelling workshop for humanities researchers and educators   Day workshop on digital modelling for beginners. Monday 14th Dec, University of Reading, 10.00-17.00.     The day will introduce humanities…Read More >

Apple Photos – good, bad, and ugly.

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
27th April 20156th October 2017

I recently upgraded my OS on my desktop and iDevices, largely to enable me to shift from iPhoto to Photos. I have had a distinctly mixed experience. There’s enough about…Read More >

Digital modelling – technical notes

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
19th August 201311th June 2018

When I give a talk or lecture using my digital model of Rome, I am usually asked about the technicalities of how I made it. Time and differing levels of…Read More >

Ancient Libraries

Written by
Matthew Nicholls
Posted on
19th August 201312th June 2018

My interest in digital reconstruction started with making models of Roman public libraries to illustrate my DPhil thesis. Since then I have used these models and others like them to…Read More >

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