The BBC reported (1/11/21) on the excavation of a Pictish fort in the village of Burghead, Moray, on the North-east coast of Scotland, carried out by the University of Aberdeen. Alice Watterson, Kieran Duncan and Kieran Baxter, (from Communication Design at DJCAD) created the 3D animation of how the fort might have looked using data from the excavation reports. ( Youtube video link)
Alice Watterson, John Anderson and Kieran Baxter present an overview of the concepts involved in creating animations like the Burghead Fort, in a presentation ‘Designing Digital Engagements‘ for the Electronic & Visual Arts Conference (EVA) London 2020. Their work in the 3DVisLab at DJCAD is described as ‘visual communication of real world data and stories’ and ‘bridging the gap between specialist information and general audiences’.
Resources
The Communication Design Subject Guide pulls together resources which will help you find information on the animation techniques used in the film and the research behind the design of the whole project. Have a look at the databases under ‘Find journal articles’ to search for research articles on animation, visualisation, co-design, communication and other related topics.
There’s a series of subject guides for Library & Learning Resources for subjects taught at the University – see the full list at https://libguides.dundee.ac.uk/