![1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors
Case study: Herengracht 573 [see Piccoli, 2021]
• Investigation of “domestic consumption of cultural industries in
the house of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707) and Jacoba Bicker
(1640-95), at Herengracht 573”
Portraits of Pieter de Graeff and Jacoba Bicker,
Caspar Netscher, 1663. Rijksmuseum.
Drawing by Caspar Philips,
ca. 1770
House, current state
Slide: C. Piccoli](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/museumsincontextguestlecture-final-210224165913/85/Experiential-Interfaces-3D-reconstructions-as-entry-points-for-exploration-analysis-7-320.jpg)
![1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors
Case study: Herengracht 573 [see Piccoli, 2021]
• Variety of available sources
• probate inventory (1707)
→ derive house plan, fixed
elements
• Pieter de Graeff’s diary
(1664-1706; 1700 missing)
→ social network
• book catalog
→ his book
collection
Slide: C. Piccoli](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/museumsincontextguestlecture-final-210224165913/85/Experiential-Interfaces-3D-reconstructions-as-entry-points-for-exploration-analysis-8-320.jpg)
Experiential Interfaces: 3D reconstructions as entry points for exploration & analysis
- 1. @timelessfuture Hugo Huurdeman University of Amsterdam postdoc, Virtual Interiors project Experiential Interfaces: 3D reconstructions as entry points for exploration & analysis Guest Lecture, Museums In Context course, Erasmus University Rotterdam (24/02/21)
- 2. Who am I? • Hugo (@timelessfuture) • Background in Human-Computer Interaction (Multimedia & Culture), Information Science • Interest in art & technology as a means for creative expression • postdoctoral researcher in Virtual Interiors
- 3. Weixuan Li, PhD researcher Centers of Creativity in Amsterdam of the Dutch Golden Age Chiara Piccoli, post-doc Research & 3D visualization of 17th century Amsterdam interiors Hugo Huurdeman, post-doc Immersive 3D Interfaces & multilayered maps, user research Bart Reuvekamp, Junior Researcher Archival research Applicants: Charles van den Heuvel, Julia Noordegraaf, Gabri van Tussenbroek Virtual Interiors: Imagine an partneres funding:
- 4. project: Virtual Interiors “as Interfaces for Big Historical Data” • Virtual buildings & interiors • Reconstructed based on research & historical sources • Serve as entry point for exploring & researching historical data • Access: • Via an online research environment → researchers • “Virtual Research Environment” (VRE) • Via Virtual & Augmented Reality → researchers & ‘casual’ users
- 5. Today’s topics: 1. Visualizing 17th century Amsterdam interiors 2. “Radio from the Past” (Netherlands Inst. for Sound & Vision) 3. Dynamic Drawings as enhanced publications (Brill Publishers) (discussed if time allows)
- 6. 1. Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors
- 7. 1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors Case study: Herengracht 573 [see Piccoli, 2021] • Investigation of “domestic consumption of cultural industries in the house of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707) and Jacoba Bicker (1640-95), at Herengracht 573” Portraits of Pieter de Graeff and Jacoba Bicker, Caspar Netscher, 1663. Rijksmuseum. Drawing by Caspar Philips, ca. 1770 House, current state Slide: C. Piccoli
- 8. 1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors Case study: Herengracht 573 [see Piccoli, 2021] • Variety of available sources • probate inventory (1707) → derive house plan, fixed elements • Pieter de Graeff’s diary (1664-1706; 1700 missing) → social network • book catalog → his book collection Slide: C. Piccoli
- 9. 1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors ‘Het Voorhuys’ (Entrance hall) C. Piccoli (forthcoming). ‘Home-making in 17th century Amsterdam: A 3D reconstruction to investigate visual cues in the entrance hall of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707)’, in G. Landeschi and E. Betts (eds.), Capturing the senses: digital methods for sensory archaeologies, Springer. Slide: C. Piccoli
- 10. 1.1 Visualizing 17th Century Amsterdam Interiors ‘Het Voorhuys’ (Entrance hall) Shedding light on the visual hierarchy of objects and furniture in the room by translating the written description into a visual representation Slide: C. Piccoli Probate inventory
- 11. 3D visualization Voorhuys Pieter de Graeff (Chiara Piccoli) Towards a virtual research environment
- 12. Other datasets & vocabularies Contextual Database 3D scenes & 3D models Enhanced transcriptions (catalog, inventory, diary) Documents and data sources (primary, secondary) 3D web application prototype (babylonJS)
- 13. 3D User Interface All the assumptions & data that went behind it modeling decisions, uncertainty, underlying data Challenge: How can we make the “hidden” part more visible?
- 14. VRE prototype (Dec 2020) “analytical view”
- 16. 1.2 Visualizing interiors: latest progress Integration of Linked Data Quelli- nus created by Rijks- museum view other works by Quellinus view similar works in the Rijksmuseum exhibited in … Pieter de Graeff Portrait of Jacoba Bicker Portrayed in Married to … … Jacoba Bicker Portraits in marble Oak Table with marble top Heren- gracht 573
- 17. 1.2 Visualizing interiors: latest progress Integration of Linked Data work in progress
- 18. 1.2 Visualizing interiors: latest progress Immersive interfaces work in progress
- 19. 2. Visualizing a radio from the past
- 20. • Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision: • Large collection of historical media-related objects • e.g. radios and televisions • Often in depot, not visible to public • If displayed → behind glass • limited clarity about how device works • Exploratory project: alternate presentation approaches using 3D technology 2. Visualizing a radio from the past Wikimedia:Husky
- 21. 2. Visualizing radio • Idzerda collectie (Arts & Culture) • Dutch radio pioneer • first radio broadcaster / presenter (1919) • Chosen radio: • Marine B (1919) • Modeled in 3D by Tijdlab
- 22. Contextual Database 3D scenes & 3D models 3D web application prototype (babylonJS) 3D scenes & 3D models
- 23. Video 1 (part) • Explore contextual information (text/images/videos) • Analytical overviews • View from different perspectives • Follow guided tours
- 24. Video 1 (part) • Explore contextual information (text/images/videos) • Analytical overviews • View from different perspectives • Follow guided tours
- 25. Video 2 • Deconstruct/Reconstruct/Reassemble • Play with perspectives • Integrate contextual documentation within environment
- 26. Video 2 • Deconstruct/Reconstruct/Reassemble • Play with perspectives • Integrate contextual documentation within environment
- 27. Video 2 • Deconstruct/Reconstruct/Reassemble • Play with perspectives • Integrate contextual documentation within environment
- 28. Play with different modalities visual senses tactile senses auditory senses visual senses tactile senses visual senses
- 29. 3. Conclusion & Discussion • 3D reconstructions • as entry points to contextual and “linked” data • Two cases from Virtual Interiors: • 17th c. Amsterdam interiors: Pieter de Graeff & Jacoba Bicker • Idzerda’s Marine B radio • Creating “analytical” & “experiential” 3D applications • for different modalities (PC, VR, mobile)
- 30. Important: evaluation. Via user studies (see also: Huurdeman & Piccoli, 2020)
- 31. Important: evaluation. Via user studies (see also: Huurdeman & Piccoli, 2020) User studies: Spring ’21 SIGN UP here: bit.ly/3d-study Interested to try out our prototype 3D user interfaces?
- 32. 3. Conclusion & Discussion Connections to museums • Interactive 3D experiences can be worthwhile for research, educational and professional use, but also for engaging broader audiences • Virtual Reality and Augmented reality: • e.g., experience a museum, its works, or works from different collections “at home” • or even the original environment of museum objects (Pieter de Graeff & Jacoba Bicker)
- 34. 3D Radio (embedded research at Sound and Vision) bit.ly/radio-3d
- 35. Some other mentions in Q/A: • Economics / funding • Commissioned app displaying Kremer collection in VR → https:// news.artnet.com/art-world/rembrandt-dutch-masters-virtual-reality-1132646 • app for VR headset • Education • XR in academia: https://xrera.eu/ • “Embodiment” • CineDans, CineDans VR Lab (cinedans.nl; https://beamlab.nl/projects/ cindeans-vr-beamlab/) • University of Oslo MusicLab
- 36. References • C. Piccoli (forthcoming). ‘Home-making in 17th century Amsterdam: A 3D reconstruction to investigate visual cues in the entrance hall of Pieter de Graeff (1638-1707)’, in G. Landeschi and E. Betts (eds.), Capturing the senses: digital methods for sensory archaeologies, Springer. • H. Huurdeman. Blogpost: “Visualizing a radio of the past using technology of the future Radio”: https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/en/knowledge/blog/visualizing-radio-past-using-technology-future • H. Huurdeman, and C. Piccoli (forthcoming). 3D reconstructions as research hubs: Geospatial interfaces for real-time data exploration of 17th century Amsterdam domestic interiors. Accepted (published in 2021). • H. Huurdeman, C. Piccoli & L. van Wissen (forthcoming). Linked Data in a 3D context: Experiential Interfaces for Exploring the Interconnections of 17th Century Historical Data. To be published in 2021. • H. Huurdeman, & C. Piccoli (2020). “More than just a Picture” -- The Importance of Context in Search User Interfaces for Three-Dimensional Content. Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, 338–342. https://doi.org/10.1145/3343413.3377994
- 37. Image credits • VR icon (CC-BY): • by Chameleon Design, IN; https://thenounproject.com/term/oculus-rift/324987/ • Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision building (CC-BY): • by Husky; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Institute_for_Sound_and_Vision • Iceberg (CC-BY-SA): • By Uwe Kils; Wiska Bodo; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iceberg.jpg • Pictures Sound & Vision depot: Hugo Huurdeman (Virtual Interiors) • 3D models: • Herengracht 573: Chiara Piccoli (Virtual Interiors); • Marine B radio: tijdlab.nl • Screenshots / videos of prototypes integrating 3D models: Hugo Huurdeman (Virtual Interiors) • Scans, paintings: Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Brill Publishers, Rijksmuseum
- 38. @timelessfuture Hugo Huurdeman University of Amsterdam postdoc, Virtual Interiors project Experiential Interfaces: 3D reconstructions as entry points for exploration & analysis SIGN UP here: bit.ly/3d-study RADIO demo: bit.ly/radio-3d