Computer in Use. Маркушевская Л.П - 84 стр.

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SUPPLEMENTARY READING
TEXT 6
Exercise 1. Retell the text using the words and expressions: as the result, besides,
to be noted, unfortunately, widely used.
3D SCANNERS IN ARCHEOLOGY
For nearly two decades, Cyberware has developed and produced the world’s
most advanced 3D scanning products and software. These innovative products
include 3D scanners and the supporting software that continuously provides three-
dimensional imaging. Cyberware 3D Scanners and software have been used in
applications such as artistic product design, research, animation and special effects
for film, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery medical appliance design,
anthropometry, ergonomics, and personal portrait sculpture.
Computer technologies are more and more widely used in different fields of
human activities. For example, the using of scanners in archeology. A French 3D
scanner has been installed at an archeological dig site in Greece.
The excavation was on the slopes of Mount Olympus and was managed by
specialists of the Department of Archeology and History of Art at the University of
Thessalonica.
The site included a temple complex dating 413 ВС, with associated baths,
stores, lodgings and other structures. Among the many artifacts found at the site are
hundreds of sculptures varying from 3 feet tall to life size. Between them were the
goddesses Demeter and Aphrodite.
The scanner has been installed on site to scan these sculptures and other
artifacts. It captured the shape and color of an object in about 17 seconds. A graphic
workstation was also used. It immediately showed the results of the scan as full-color
3D model, allowing users to rotate and view the model from all sides. Special
software tools instantly measured the object’s size and volume.
The smooth, light colored stone from which the Greek sculptures were carved
made an ideal subject for 3D scanning. As some of the sculptures were quite large,
the software was used to automate the process of assembling multiple scans into a
complete 3D model. (The possibility of scanning individual potsherds and using
software to help reassemble the pieces into a 3D model of the original pot is under
consideration).
One of the goals of the project was to give viewers a virtual-reality experience
of the artifacts.
Notes
artifact – произведение искусства
dig site, excavation – раскопки
goal – цель
goddess - богиня

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