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Farewell to Dr Steven Derfler, trusted archaeological advisor to the Masada3D Team.
Since 2014, the Masada 3D Team has had a great advisor with many years of experience in the Negev desert.
Steven Lee Derfler Dec 22, 1951 – Jan 26, 2021
See you in that sunset Steve ! Have fun ! -
3D Model Artists, Archaeologists, Architects, Curators, all Volunteers.
Larry in California, Michael in Israel, Noy and Avi at Simplex Mapping in Israel, Kent in Colorado, Pavel in Washington, Steven in the Negev,
all giving time and talent to make it happen ! -
From historical accounts and archaeological remains, 3D artists build each structure from electrons, expert guidance, imagination, vertices and polygons. Not to mention texture, we love textures.
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Rebuilding Masada in 3D for virtual viewing.
A timeline of pre-historic, Herodian, Roman siege, Byzantine, and modern status will be viewable.
New Timeline Added
Masada3D is a reference for a Science Channel program
Masada3D models used by television producers for Dead Sea Scrolls program.
You can watch the entire episode online (with some commercials sprinkled in) at
https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/dead-sea-scrolls-the-doomsday-prophecy/full-episodes/the-doomsday-prophecy
https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/dead-sea-scrolls-the-doomsday-prophecy/full-episodes/the-doomsday-prophecy
This is the result of an agreement we made last year to allow Windfall Productions to use our models of the northern palace.
A Reconstruction
and make it live again
Rebuilding Masada bit by bit
Our MISSION is a changing target, because the toolsets we have available keep changing, which is a good thing.
We believe that it is certain that an actual, 100 percent reconstruction of the structures originally erected on Masada circa 18 BCE will never be accomplished.
We know for a fact that it would be a beautiful, fun, interesting place to look at in its full, original condition.
Therefore, our goal is:
We believe that it is certain that an actual, 100 percent reconstruction of the structures originally erected on Masada circa 18 BCE will never be accomplished.
We know for a fact that it would be a beautiful, fun, interesting place to look at in its full, original condition.
Therefore, our goal is:
- Rebuilding Masada in 3D for virtual 3D environments, to a level of authenticity that provides for a pleasing and educational virtual viewing experience.
- We anticipate a timeline of various historic build/destroy/add-on versions, in which the pre-historic, Herodian, Roman siege, Byzantine, and eroded/sedimentized modern status are all viewable.
- The resulting models will enable fly-through and walk-around, provide some insight into the relationships between buildings and other structures, and simulate view corridors and overlook vistas.
- There may also be the ability to realistically view the locations as seen by the defenders and the besieging troops during the siege of the site.
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