Visualizing VeniceMapping and Modeling the Venice Ghetto
2016 June 8-20
VIU Venice International University
Isola di San Servolo
Venice (Italy)
Faculty: Mark Olson and Victoria Szabo, Duke University,
Senior Advisors: Caroline Bruzelius, Duke University and Donatella Calabi, Università Iuav di Venezia,
Teaching Assistants: Ludovica Galeazzo, Università Iuav di Venezia; Hannah Jacobs, Erica Sherman and Edward Triplett, Duke University,
Consultants: Paolo Borin and Gianmario Guidarelli, Università degli Studi di Padova
The summer course will teach a range of digital skills in mapping, 3D modeling, mobile application
development, and time based media authorship to enable participants to engage historical questions with emerging digital tools. The technologies are taught through the use of a theme, which for the summer of 2016 is “The Ghetto of Venice”.
During the first week of the course participants will learn techniques for digital production by drawing
upon existing research materials. Each day, participants will learn about a different type of digital media production within the context of how that type of reconstruction is typically used in digital art and architectural history.
During the second week, the participants will work collaboratively to create projects using the tools they have learned, with the goal of creating high-quality, public-facing research products suitable for a general audience, as well as identifying potential areas to explore in their own future research.
