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DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL TOURS OF MEMORABLE PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENCY AND ACTIVITIES OF FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
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The article deals with development of virtual tours to memorable places associated with the residency and activities of famous personalities of Russia using specialized equipment (Insta360 Pro panoramic camera with "fish-eye" lenses with the viewing angle of 200° and 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro software). When creating virtual tours, it was made possible to move from one time period (present time) to earlier historic periods for a memorial place under study, which allows user to independently conduct visual analysis of its development dynamics. When creating a virtual reconstruction of a memorable place, we used: graphic editors for textures processing (GIMP, Adobe Photoshop); three-dimensional editors for creating 3D models (Google SketchUp, Blender, Autodesk 3D Max, Autodesk Maya, Cinema4d); 3D engines for combining three-dimensional models, landscapes, lighting, atmospheric effects, and generating (rendering) final three-dimensional scenes, reproducing sound and character animation, controlling interaction and behavior of scene objects, and providing interactivity with users (Unreal Engine 4, Unity 3D). Implementation of a virtual tour was carried out on the example of Satin and Rachmaninov estate at the village of Ivanovka in the Tambov region (Russia). Visualization was done for two time periods. The first period covers the present days of "Memorial estate of S.V. Rachmaninov" (1873-1943) ? a prominent Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who managed to combine trends in musical art of Russia and Western Europe creating his own original musical and compositional style. The second period (the beginning of the XX century) is associated with the residency of S.V. Rachmaninov in the estate.
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