F. Contreras, M. Farjas and F.J. Melero (eds.)

A Procedural Approach to the Modeling of Urban Historical Contexts

Pescarin, S., Pietroni, E., Ferdani, D.

The demands of modern computer graphics in the field of cultural heritage call for the use of extremely complex models, often containing millions of primitives to recreate entire and complex historical urban environment. Using a procedural approach in architectural modelling, we can recreate virtual cities constructed by automatic procedures that make use of randomness for variety and credibility. The generation of structures, based on algorithms and procedures to generate models is particularly functional for the extensive archaeological landscape reconstruction in comparison with other computer graphic techniques because it allows a global reinstatement of the site and gives an immediate perception of the ancient urban context and landscape.

Keywords: Procedural, Parametric, Modelling.