User:Dr pangloss

Looking up at the digital recreation of the Sistine chapel ceiling from the transenna

Welcome to my user page! In my spare time I volunteer working on history and preservation projects. I have a passion for blending technology and art to bring cultural treasures to a broader audience.

Notable Projects

• Digital Sistine Chapel: Directed the 15-year effort to digitally recreate the Sistine Chapel, preserving its splendor and making it accessible worldwide to everyone free of charge.
• Digital Michelangelo's David: Contributed to the creation of a VR David statue, enabling viewers to experience this iconic masterpiece up close and in unprecedented detail.

Contributions to Media

I have consulted and my work has been utilized in a wide range of projects, including:

• Television series
• News broadcasts
• AAA Video games
• Educational content

Work for Volunteer Organizations

I am dedicated to giving back through volunteer efforts:

• ACM SIGGRAPH: In my 20 years volunteering for the ACM SIGGRAPH conference on computer graphics, I have been a committee chair, subcommittee member, and submission juror, numerous times.
• Friends of Oberlin Village: Member of a nonprofit community group dedicated to the preservation and documentation of the antebellum free black enclave West of Raleigh, NC. I have specifically helped with researching the founding of Oberlin Village and notable characters like Rev. Morgan London Latta
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: In addition to working as a docent to get kids excited about comparative anatomy (Naturalist Center), I assisted with a micro-CT reconstruction pipeline, as well as skeletal and muscle visualization, advancing scientific understanding through education.
• SC Institute for Archaeology - Maritime Research Division: I sometimes put my blackwater and overhead dive training to use looking for fossils and relics of the past in the muddy intercoastal waterways and ship graveyard of the Carolinas.

Interests

• Digital preservation of historical artifacts
• Innovative uses of VR and AR in cultural heritage
• Collaborative projects that bring history to life

Wikipedia Contributions

I have created pages highlighting historical and cultural topics, including:

• The Digital Michelangelo Project
• Morgan London Latta
• Oberlin Village

Feel free to reach out for discussions, collaborations, or questions about my projects!

Disclaimer: In addition to a demanding full-time job I now have three young children under the age of five, so I appreciate your patience if I’m unable to respond right away!