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V.E.N.U.S. - Virtual Exploration of Underwater Sites

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                                                Exploring virtual shipwrecks



                                Check out Europe's maritime relics without getting wet






    By Tim Ferguson

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25 September 2008

Ever wanted to explore Europe's shipwrecks without donning your wetsuit? The Virtual Exploration of Underwater Sites (Venus) project is already working on it.

Organisations specialising in archaeology, underwater exploration, virtual reality and digital data preservation, including the University of Hull, are working on the project to map out the shipwrecks around Europe's coastline.





Just a handful of wrecks around France, Italy and Portugal have been mapped so far but the project is already producing images such as the one above that shows the vessel from which users will be able to start their virtual shipwreck tour.


Picture credit: University of Hull
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In order to create the images, the Venus project uses this remotely operated submarine that maps out each shipwreck and the surrounding sea bed.

This data is then used to create the virtual environments and shipwrecks which people will eventually be able to explore online.



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The University of Hull recently showed how a virtual shipwreck tour might look at the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool with the help of a 3D simulator.

The simulator lets the viewer control a virtual submarine that takes them around the shipwrecks. This shows a figure representing the viewer waiting to get into the submarine.



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Here's the view from the submarine with a shipwreck looming beyond the search lights.

As the project progresses archaeologists and interested members of the public will be able to explore many more shipwrecks in this way.



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