The Future of the Past: Digital Twins and Living History (Masterclass)
Join us for an invite-only masterclass with members of the team behind the Terapixel Panorama – a project that restages the iconic, 1,000m² "Panorama of the Battle of Murten" painting as an immersive, interactive, multisensory installation centered on its 1.6-trillion-pixel digital twin.
Led by Prof. Sarah Kenderdine, the Terapixel Panorama digitally restages the 1893/94 Panorama of the Battle of Murten as a 1.6-trillion-pixel digital twin–the largest digital image of a single object ever made.
Combining high-resolution imaging, immersive visualization, and humanistic research, the project pioneers the use of high-fidelity 3D scanning, 4D volumetric video, fully dynamic and spatialized soundscapes, and the first-ever use of real-time olfactory augmentation in the cultural heritage domain.
The project reinterprets a pivotal moment in Swiss history and reimagines the 19th-century panorama. The Terapixel Panorama lays the framework for the future of digitally-mediated cultural heritage experiences that are engaging, aesthetic, interactive, immersive, and multisensory.
Join us on June 24 for this invite-only masterclass—a special preview of the upcoming Terapixel Panorama exhibition launching in 2025, and winner of the 2024 SFNS Agora Award. Designed for Bay Area humanists, curators, and immersive tech innovators, the session offers exclusive access to project team members Dr. Daniel Jaquet and Tonia Ramogida.
Participants will explore how digital twins are reshaping cultural heritage preservation and interpretation, and get an early look at the cutting-edge tools and international exhibition series planned for 2025/26.
Speakers:
Tonia Ramogida, Researcher in Digital Humanities at the EPFL Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+)
Daniel Jaquet, Senior researcher and research project manager at the EPFL Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+)
Program
5:30pm – Doors open
6:00pm – Presentation from Dr. Daniel Jaquet and Tonia Ramogida (Terapixel team)
6:20pm – Live Demo from the Terapixel team
6:40pm – Q&A
7:10pm – Networking Reception
8:00pm – Doors Close
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive.
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