333 Million Polygon 3D Model of the Mona Lisa
From the IEEE Computer Society, we are shown each and every nook and craquel of the Mona Lisa. This 3D model includes insect holes, cracks down to the micrometer, and the results offer an experience one could never get at the Louvre, or even using the A Closer Look at the Mona Lisa flash tour we used to make the image above.
This video supplements the article, "Visualizing and Analyzing the Mona Lisa," from IEEE Computer Graphics and Appilcations magazine.
Louis Borgeat, Guy Godin, Philippe Massicotte, Guillaume Poirier, François Blais, J.-Angelo Beraldin, "Visualizing and Analyzing the Mona Lisa," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 60-68, Nov./Dec. 2007, doi:10.1109/MCG.2007.162. Copyright 2007
Abstract: Size and scale issues present a complexity problem in visualizing detailed 3D models built from sensor data. A model of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, with its thin pictorial layer, illustrates the need for intuitive real-time processing tools that are seamlessly integrated with a multi-resolution visualization environment.
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/MCG.2007.162
Mona Lisa
Because of that technology we could see closely the face of the Mona Lisa and be more amazed of her face and smile. A virus that is affecting mostly the Northwest side of The US and Canada is making news headlines nationwide. Do not panic over the Cryptococcus Gattii, it has been around for years and you probably haven't heard about this until recently. There is a reason for that; it is not worth getting anymore worked up about than each other thing out there that can kill you, like chocking on your morning cereal. This is an airborne virus but you are more likely to be struck by lightning than to catch this virus. I do not know about you, but I'll take my odds and not live in terror of the Cryptococcus Gattii.
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