Case Study: Recreating Baures

During two past semesters of the class and 2 summer intern projects, the work created by the students was used to develop a historically accurate landscape of Pre-Columbian Baures, Bolivia, in Unreal Engine 4. The goal of the landscape is to be explorable and interactive, such that audiences can learn about the region and the time period depicted through a more “hands-on” approach.

Associated Projects

Estee Ellis

ROOTS OF KNOWLEDGE: MODELING MANIOC IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Estee Ellis

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Jack Gindi

AMBIENT SOUNDS OF THE AMAZON AND THE BAJÓN GRANDE

by Jack Gindi

Interactive 3D model available.

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Gregory M. Howard

FISH WEIRS AND PONDS IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Gregory M. Howard

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Myles AI Yafei, Sangeun Lee, Tunika Onnekikami

THE AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ACTIVITIES OF PRE-COLUMBIAN BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Myles Al Yafei, Sangeun Lee, and Tunika Onnekikami

Interactive 3D models available.

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Malkia Okech

DIGITAL EXPLORATION OF BROKEN POTTERY

by Malkia Okech

Videos available at the end of figures.

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James Prell

FISH TRAPS AND BASKETS IN THE PRE-COLUMBIAN AMAZON

by James Prell

Interactive 3D models available.

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Siyona Ravi

WEAVING THE BAURES IDENTITY

by Siyona Ravi

Interactive 3D models available.

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Lucas Tai-MacArthur

CAUSEWAY AND CANAL MODELLING IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Lucas Tai-MacArthur

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Sam Warrick

HOUSES IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON: USING COMPUTER MODELS TO SIMULATE 16TH CENTURY BAURE VILLAGES

by Sam Warrick

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Ben Yang

AGENT-BASED SIMULATION OF THE BAURES WATERWORKS NETWORK

by Ben Yang

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RECONSTRUCTION OF THE QUENA OF THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Spencer Webster-Bass

Interactive 3D models available.

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Angel Fan

BOWS AND ARROWS OF THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Angel Fan

Interactive 3D model available.

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Julia Bell, James Kelemen

MODELING HAMMOCKS OF THE PRE-COLUMBIAN AMAZON

by Julia Bell and James Kelemen

Interactive 3D model available.

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Katherine Ku and Sydney Miller

AN EVENING AT HOME IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Katherine Ku and Sydney Miller

Many models included; view each for related figures and interactive links.

Models

Lucien Wang

FISHING IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON: DIGITAL MEDIA IN PRESERVING AND UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL HERITAGE

by Lucien Wang

Interactive 3D models available.

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Ivan Esmeral

THE STONE AXE IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMAZONIA

by Ivan Esmeral

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PROCEDURALLY GENERATED 3D MODELS OF RAISED FIELD AGRICULTURE IN THE BOLIVIAN AMAZON

by Zane Stiles​

Video available at the end of figures.

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Sangeun Lee

PREHISTORIC DWELLINGS

by Sangeon Lee

Interactive 3D models available.

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Spencer Webster-Bass, Effie Li, Eli Bogomoly, Seyuong An, Daniel Pitt

RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDSCAPE OF PRE-COLUMBIAN BOLIVIAN AMAZONIA AND CREATING PRESENCE

by Spencer Webster-Bass, Effie Li, Eli Bogomolny, Seyoung An, Daniel Pitt

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Water on the Landscape of the Pre-Columbian Bolivian Amazon

by Susan Xie

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Juliann Barbella

Ayahuasca in the Bolivian Amazon

by Juliann Barbella

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Courtney Daub

Digitizing Affect: Visualizing a Shaman’s Curing Ceremony

by Courtney Daub

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Dzung Nguyen

A Fire Propagation Algorithm for Demonstrating Natural Fire Spreading Behaviors

by Dzung Nguyen

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Dillon Horwitz

Reconstructing a Ring Ditch with Palisade Wall

by Dillon Horwitz

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Anastasia Dombrowski

The Jaguar: Mythology and Culture in the Bolivian Amazon

by Anastasia Dombrowski

Interactive 3D models available.

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Lynn Oseguera

Decorating the Body: Hair, Piercings, and Body Art in the Amazon

by Lynn Oseguera

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Canal and Causeway Navigation in the Bolivian Amazon

by Adam Canarick

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