Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Mariia Osanova

Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Animation & Visual Effects

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Glen Muschio

Digital Media

Dr. Nicholas Jushchyshyn

Other

Where history meets technology

My research this summer centered on Digital Cultural Heritage. I focused on investigating Charles Willson Peale’s Philadelphia Museum which featured art, technology and Natural History in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The purpose of my research was to inform the production of a digital interactive 3D model of the Museum, which will be used for educational purposes. The main goal of my work was to bring the model to a level of convincing photorealism. My contribution to the project took forward the work of previous generations of STAR Scholars and Drexel faculty by supplementing it with additional 3D objects and textures, as well as getting all the past files up to date with the latest technological standards.

In addition, I have also worked on one of two animated Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that call attention to Philadelphia’s Archaeology Day, a free annual public event held at the National Constitution Center. The event is sponsored by Independence National Historical Park and the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum. The animation will run on PECO’S Crown Lights for 3 days in late September and/or early October.