Abstract
We use visualisation technology to engage people with cultural heritage in much the same way that story and song have for millenia. The Internet has not yet lived up to its potential to distribute these high-fidelity, visually stimulating virtual environments. As such it is the responsibility of the cash-strapped museum sector to provide these experiences. This paper describes our approach of using the traditional stability of UNIX coupled with the low-cost of GNU/Linux on commodity hardware to provide an easy-to-use technology base for a non-IT sector. Unlike other clusters designed to provide for high-performance computing or highly available services, our cluster is designed for distributed rendering of graphics. We further demonstrate how we use chromium and distributed multi-headed X to address the dollar-cost of high-fidelity content production for cultural visualisation.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the UKUUG Linux Technical Conference 2006 |
Place of Publication | Buntingford, UK |
Publisher | UKUUG |
Pages | 0-0 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2006 |
Event | Proceedings of the UKUUG Linux Technical Conference 2006 - University of Sussex, Brighton, 29 June - 2 July, 2006 Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the UKUUG Linux Technical Conference 2006 |
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Period | 1/01/06 → … |
Keywords
- Graphics
- virtual reality
- cultural heritage