İzmir Time Machine: 3D Time Travel Web App
WebGL technology was utilized to create a 3D representation showcasing the extensive historical background of İzmir, spanning from the Neolithic age to the pre-modern era.
OUR GOAL
Resurrecting the lost cultural heritage of İzmir in virtual world.
İzmir Development Agency, a public institution that develops tools to mobilize local potential for the sustainable development of İzmir, has partnered with us to create one of the most daring cultural heritage projects ever made. We proposed a website that users can navigate inside the 3D content, even with VR headsets.
An Interdisciplinary Journey Between Social Sciences, Architecture and Technology
We definitely had to work with the right people, as the project span spanned 8,500 years of history through the ages. For this, we came together with the archaeology professors who led the excavations in Izmir, art historians and architects who are experts in historical architecture.
We modeled more than 200 lost historical buildings by analyzing postcards and vintage photographs. We exported them to web via WebGL.
İzmir Time Machine
The website, which we published after 18 months of work, was met with great interest in local and international media.