Dates:
- 8 May 2026 │ 14:00 (CET) │ 3D Acquisition & Creation
- 29 May 2026 │ 14:00 (CET) │ 3D Applications
Venue: Online via Zoom (Access will be shared in due time)
What is the Community Showcase?
The Community Showcase is an online event series within the Time Machine Academies, designed as a shared space for members of the Time Machine Organisation network to present and discuss their work. Across two sessions, this Academy will focus on 3D technologies and their applications in Cultural Heritage.
Whether you are developing new acquisition methods, building reconstruction tools, experimenting with innovative ways to visualise 3D data, or applying 3D environments in research and practice, this is an opportunity to share your work, questions, and experiences with peers across the network.
The Showcase is intended to encourage exchange, make ongoing work across the network more visible to one another, and open conversations that may lead to future collaboration.
Introducing the Time Atlas
This Academy furthermore introduces the Time Atlas, an infrastructure designed to collect, organize, and interrelate diverse types of cultural heritage data within a spatial and temporal framework. Alongside a range of data types, the Atlas incorporates 3D content in two forms (reality-based models and source-based scholarly reconstructions) both presented as contextualized points of interest (POIs) and explicitly linked to their sources. Particular attention is given to issues of provenance, interpretation, and the limitations of reconstructing historical environments from fragmentary evidence.
The session will provide a general overview of the platform, with a dedicated segment addressing the role, methodology, and critical use of 3D data within the Time Atlas.
Furthermore, we will explore how the Time Atlas can amplify its impact across the network of the Time Machine Organisation’s Local Time Machines through interactive exchange and collaboration.
The Sessions
Session 1 – 3D Acquisition & Creation (8 May 2026)
This session will bring together contributions addressing methods, workflows, and tools for 3D capture, modelling, digitisation, reconstruction, and content creation.
Session 2 – 3D Applications (29 May 2026)
This session will focus on how 3D data and environments are used in practice, including analysis, visualisation, interpretation, interaction, dissemination, and reuse across different domains.
Presentation format
Each presentation will last 15 minutes, including time for discussion. Both sessions will take place online via Zoom in the afternoon (CET). The overall duration of each session will depend on the number of selected contributions.
Sessions may be recorded and shared via the Time Machine Organisation website and communication channels to allow broader access within the community.
How to apply
To take part, please complete the online application form below. You will be asked to provide:
- A presentation title
- A short abstract (max. 400 words)
- A brief bio (max. 150 words)
- Your preferred session
Submission deadline: 27 March 2026
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