1. VR model fo Historical Site Study: Wat Mahatat, Ayudhaya, THAILAND Piyawut Srichaikul Computing Research and Development Division National Electronics and Computer Technology Center THAILAND

2. Project Description Collaboration: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand Fine Arts Department, Thailand Curtin University, Australia UNESCO Progress was previously reported in Pacific Neighborhood Consortium) PNC2003, Bangkok PNC2004 will be in Taiwan, October 2004, by ASCC

3. Demo

4. Objectives Digital reconstruction From what was left now Work backward in time (from circumstantial evidence ie, painting, inscription) Digital Preservation Virtual study over the internet

5. Process/Difficulty 3D Terrestrial LASER Scanning process (2-3 days) Wireframe  Solid Model  Texture mapping (8 months) VR model on the PC (OK, with SW, resource consuming) VR model on web (not there)

6. Possible Future Work End in September 2004 Continuing project will focus on Digital Archive/E-Museum (for artifacts) ie, Thailand Red-cross E-museum

7. E-culture related Consortiums APAN should make aware of cultural work using IT in other consortium such as Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) Electronic Culture Atlas Initiative (ECAI) etc