Between 60 to 120 photos of each artefact are captured in a well-lit environment with minimal shadows to be used in the photogrammetry process. — Photos: Aswara
What happens when technology meets tradition? The two might seem like polar opposites, but in Malaysia, efforts are underway not just to preserve cultural heritage but to help it live on in digital worlds.
One example comes from the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage (Aswara), which has been working to digitise Malaysian cultural artefacts through photogrammetry, a process that combines images of an object to form a 3D model.
