Abstract
The University of Melbourne, in conjunction with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, has been developing a virtual reality reconstruction of the Ancient Thai City of Ayutthaya circa 1600AD.
The visualisation is based on photogrammetry, architectural history and analogy, archaeology and site surveys. Many of the missing significant buildings have been reconstructed, and a 3d VR model of the palace precinct has been produced. The visualisation also uses live actors and video production to bring the model to life. The virtual reality model has also been compiled into a bi-lingual CD-ROM for distribution to secondary schools in the Bangkok district.
This paper will detail the photogrammetric modelling process, and illustrate how the addition of live actors can give life to an otherwise sterile virtual reality model.