GARDEN OF THE MEDICI FAMILY, HUMANITY HERITAGE: 3D MODELS FOR THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT

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ince 2010 the Laboratory GeCo noted with scanning systems and elaborate 3D models of some important buildings surviving in the Park, wanted in mid’500 as an Italian garden by Francesco I de’ Medici and deeply renovated in the Romantic style by Ferdinand III Lorena and further modified in recent decades from the 800 family Demidoff.

Renaissance buildings, fountains, sculptures are preserved; some of them have been transformed over time, others have been relocated in different contexts. In 1981, the park was bought by the Provincial Administration of Florence, which aims to promote the use and exploit natural and architectural resources;In 2014the Park was inscribed on the List of World Heritage (UNESCO).

MICC – Media Integration and Communication Center – Univ. Firenze

 

Partner:  Città Metropolitana (formerly Provincial Administration of Florence)

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The 3D models already built, integrated with content specially crafted media, constitute a guide, available on-site and / or online, to introduce visitors to the Park.

Research conducted by the MICC with the latest digital technology will enable involvement andimmersive entertainment and learning processes (the so-called edutainment).

The content prepared for the guide will also partially be used for the construction of an exhibition, the Metropolitan City plans to turn it into a permanent exhibition at the Park.

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