BERGAMA, TURKEY, July 18, 2013 – Bilkom has launched a project
called “History comes to life in 3D” using 3D modeling software and
mobile technology from GRAPHISOFT and Abvent. As a result, the ancient
city in Bergama can be explored in 3D, making it possible for visitors
to experience a virtual tour of the historic area for the first time.
iVisit Anatolia, a 3D viewing application for tablets and smart phones developed for
Artlantis
by Abvent, enables users who visit Zeus Altar, the Temple of Athena,
the Red Basilica, and Asclepion, the four ancient sites in Bergama, to
explore these historic sites in a 360 virtual tour as they looked
originally. Universities, architecture students, municipalities, and
Bilkom worked together to launch the project in a mere 2 months.
Under the leadership of architect Ender Aydın, Bilkom’s Digital Life
Coach, 12 architecture students from the universities of Dokuz Eylül,
Gedik and Yaşar and a research fellow met twice in Bergama with the
coordination of Bergama Municipality Development and Planning Department
UNESCO World Heritage and Area Management during weekend workshops. The
2D drawings of the ancient sites were exported to
ArchiCAD and rendered in Artlantis, while the unique panoramas were created using
iVisit 3D, Artlantis’s 3D presentation tool.
Stating that they were proud to develop iVisit Anatolia, a software
opening the doors of the ancient wonders of Anatolia to both foreign and
local tourists, Abvent professionals thanked Bilkom for the “great
idea” that built upon a similar cultural contribution they developed for
Versailles Palace in 2012.
Moreover, GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM)
software developer for architects, stated its contentment to learn that
the 3D modeling of the historic sites in Bergama came to life via its
award-winning ArchiCAD software. The next stage of the project, which
started with Bergama will be shaped according to the demands from
municipalities and universities.
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About Bilkom Bilişim Hizmetleri A.ŞHaving launched its activities in the IT sector in 1984,
Bilkom
is the distributor of pioneer brands like Apple, Adobe, and GRAPHISOFT
in Turkey with the slogan of “your digital life coach”. With its brands
and technologies that shape digital life, Bilkom, together with its
business partners, directs all sales and support services across Turkey.
About AbventSince 1985, the
Abvent Group
has offered innovative image and design solutions for CAD professionals
in the fields of architecture and design. Abvent develops and
publishes
Artlantis,
a family of stand-alone 3D rendering applications developed especially
for architects and designers, ideal for quickly and easily creating
high-resolution 3D renderings (
Artlantis Render) and
iVisit 3D Panoramas, QuickTime® VR Objects and animations (
Artlantis Studio).
Themed collections of materials, parametric textures, and objects
available on CD-ROMs and online round out the innovative product line (
Artlantis Media).
A recognized leader in preview window technology, Artlantis is the
rendering software used by architects, designers and urban design
professionals in more than 80 countries.
About GRAPHISOFTGRAPHISOFT® ignited the
BIM revolution with
ArchiCAD®,
the industry first BIM software for architects. GRAPHISOFT continues to
lead the industry with innovative solutions such as the revolutionary
GRAPHISOFT
BIM Server™, the world’s first real-time BIM collaboration environment, and
EcoDesigner STAR™,
enabling architects to use ArchiCAD's building information model (BIM)
directly as a building energy model (BEM). GRAPHISOFT’s innovative
solutions have fundamentally changed the way architects around the world
design and collaborate. GRAPHISOFT has been a part of the
Nemetschek Group since its acquisition in 2007.
