Ben Kacyra: Ancient wonders captured in 3D

[Mbugz1000]

Years from now, we will look back and see how important Ben Kacyra's work was! He's really making history right now!

[HipsterBot2000]

This was neat.

[LobsterPotsticker]

so did they reconstruct it or not?? 0__o

[8legsFreak]

1.Merge his projects with a MMORPG game.

2. Profit.

3. Use profits to save more architektural wonders.

[mariusvanc]

Should be able to fund the project selling 3D models to the movie industry.

[9tee]

So... in other words... we have to stop Islamic thought.

[HeSpeaks7]

he works for a great cause. i would even say that governments should fund this type of stuff if the times werent bad.

[JosephW99]

2 to 3 mm accuracy........wow

[leonidasx666]

Google Earth needs to put his in a satelite... but I guess the military could have already figured out.

[roidroid]

@leonidasx666 that's exactly how the terrain data in google earth was captured. From an orbitting satelite bouncing an IR laser off the Earth's surface.

[jappanpreeti]

they should use this for games

[klingon13524]

@jappanpreeti I wonder how hard a point to voxel or point to polygon conversion software would actually be to make...

[roidroid]

@klingon13524 meshing point-clouds into polygons is trivial.

[veilen]

Now... Imagine a good 3D projector in a museum in your city.

[dbergonzoni]

it's awesome that there are people like this

[CognosSquare]

LIDAR tech ftw.

[Flixrin]

The fear is, after the preservation of world heritage sites through digital means, we begin to think that it is okay to demolish the sites. After all, we have saved the sites in our thumb drive.

[CedricOfflayStrong]

A man truly worth admiraition! what he says is the truth, our heritage is so important that most of us don't realize how great and and beautiful our heritage is, warm and sincere applause to him!

[LittleBabyBum]

why so many empty seats? :(

[LittleBabyBum]

TED is in my top 5 websites; of all time. Such an incredibly inspirational set of videos. Absolutely brilliant!

[protestthehero200]

they should make a deal with google...they could get big money for it :P

[akazombie]

Kacyra. CyArk ... Wow... He was born for this.

[rackslap]

@akazombie He started the foundation, and probably chose the name to mimic his surname. For example he could have chosen DigArk (digital archive) but the name CyArk resembles his surname more.

[akazombie]

@rackslap Yes, but it was destiny that Cyber is spelled with a "y" when it could just as well be spelled with an "i". Eh? Eh?

Also, to stay relevant. This TED Talk was great!

[rackslap]

@akazombie I don't think I'd call that destiny, the fact that a word contains a 'y' instead of an 'i' isn't even a minor coincidence! But whatever.

[akazombie]

@rackslap I really just wanted to make that joke, but then you showed up. O.o... I realize you're watching TED and you must be some sort of ScienceGuy (fyi do not mean "scientist") and when I said destiny you were probably like "OMG that's not even real religion politics word vomit bleghhhh!", but yeah... It was a joke. Relax. Get love. Spread love.

[roidroid]

@akazombie i don't get it

[akazombie]

@roidroid I think it's easier to understand if you have dyslexia or play scrabble. Which I don't.

[roidroid]

@akazombie talking about your joke.

[akazombie]

@roidroid SoamI

[plllll0]

too real...

[IphoneMod]

future technology is here

[ilikeimode5]

I take my hat off to you sir!

[ShalloeThought]

im not sure losing a grass hut was such a tragedy

[TheManWithNoShadow]

04:06 - This guy must feel like on a TOEFL test with this clock ticking in front of him :D

[Z3uS2]

Wow, this is fantastic!

[xpmon]

reminds me of matrix

[iAMtheLAWLOR]

Amazing!

[MrTiraMishiu]

GOOGLE EARTH It :D:D:D

[almaXleon]

Thank you!

¡Gracias señor!

[LudicrousTachyon]

I like photosynth more. People can put their 3D models up for all to see. I can't find any that this guy has done freely available anywhere on the web. If only photosynth could search the internet and put together models itself.

[rutgersemp01]

@LudicrousTachyon couple seconds worth of google and I found it. But youtube won't let me post links.

[roidroid]

@LudicrousTachyon Google Earth has geolocated 3D structures built in, and the community is continually adding buildings into it freely.

If photosynth could export to KML files, it'd definitely help. Can it?

[FatLingon]

Even though this was impressive in it's own right, I'd like to think of this technology as in it's infancy.

Imagine a device like this but hundreds of times more powerful. Faster so it can record movies or scan while moving, and higher resolution so that it can be used at larger distances. Mount it on satellites in orbit around earth(or other planets), or have the google-cars drive around collecting city data while simultaneously taking normal photos for textures.

[roidroid]

@FatLingon what you are talking about is called SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping), it gives the ability to create continual 3D models (more like a large 3D map) as the camera moves around.

You'll finds lots of videos of the concept in action here on youtube.

The work people are doing with the Kinect is especially interesting, eg:

watch?v=kvAnGlIokbE

watch?v=quGhaggn3cQ

[naybobdenod]

Our cultures captured for the foreseeable future by a man with a vision.Excellent !

[jjasperchan]

real life places in video games?

[justicetrooper]

Somehow I couldn't help but think of these 3d renderings being used in video games.

[dom01ful]

@justicetrooper same thought here

fps in your own city...rpg games(like sims) where you can live virtual in your actual home... rendering the whole world using google maps + this (i know it might seem like a crazy idea, but the technology exists) ...simply amazing

[Nardypants]

@justicetrooper Laser scanning has been in use for some years, and some games already employ it, for example, iRacing has laser scanned versions of real-life racetracks, and so does LiveForSpeed.

[justicetrooper]

@Nardypants While that's great, I'd love to see further implementation of it into games where the player can walk around and explore vast landscapes and get the time to appreciate the architecture they're surrounded by. Though I'm not sure there's much of a market for architecture appreciation games, unless you count minecraft.

[sexyloser]

@justicetrooper If nothing else, this technology would reduce the development time of many 3D games.

[vagine26]

@sexyloser and lose a lot of people their jobs :/

[pinochska]

its a kinect only..

[jmalmsten]

oh, it's a LADAR... ehm... ok... nothing really new here though... It's good that they use it to preserve landmarks and art, but. Again... not really groundbreaking...

[SibVic]

Google Street View should buy this laser scaner

[bestplugins]

WOOOOw, awesome, it perfect to preserve art and ruins that can be lost.

[DrQuijano]

Imagine the potential for gaming and virtual 3D worlds!

[Uribaani]

Combine this with 3D printing, so that you can efficiently copy any object? Imagine having a broken part, let's say a gear, you just scan it, manipulate the broken points, and then print a new intact gear.

[Ares9999]

Imagine the games that everybody can make with this technology

[ogrish84]

I want to see entire films using this sort of technology.

[tinosnit]

Invented it my arse. Inventors are arrogant arseholes.

[Keovar]

Imagine if you could do something like this from a satellite, and tie it in to Google Earth somehow.

Also, it could be used to make a real copy of a city for movies or gaming.

[MisterCovek]

The gaming companies are gonna go crazy for this one

[MrCattlehunter]

Very impressive.

[bestplugins]

Terence Stamp!!!

[Bracerjack]

I think they "might" be able to save up on their future cost or spread the work load by utilizing the Kinect device from Microsoft.

[khaluu2000]

Now just imagine the idea of just furthering this concept. Instead of just mapping objects forward. Combine it with sonar projection. Voila we can now map buildings and detect things inside buildings from a distance. Just a nice thought.

[milhuisen]

Check out the video clip for Radiohead - House Of Cards. Using this technology.

[utube321go]

That TED introduction is so hideous...

[sonicase]

it's a huge kinect

[divineagent]

wow

[litrehead]

wont this set the precedent that we don't have to worry about it anymore physically, I mean if we keep all our heritage on a hard drive now? what kind of legacy is that for our kids? While I admire the technology to be used to bring these monuments to kids who may never see them in person, but to lose them to "progress" would be a most unfortunate travesty....

[solojam]

and now u all have cancer enjoy! lol

[polymath7]

I think that's Rembrandt's house in Amsterdam at 1:43.

[JustPlaneNuts]

Seems it could also be used to create graphical versions of real environments for video games and movies.

[Atemuoh1991]

@JustPlaneNuts Assassin's Creed

[JustPlaneNuts]

@Atemuoh1991 You're saying they used that technology in Assassins's greed?

[Atemuoh1991]

@JustPlaneNuts i am saying they should :D

[falloutcool]

@JustPlaneNuts that would be an amazing idea

[NightEye87]

@JustPlaneNuts Most recent video games (especially racing games) all use laser scanning for tracks and cars. It's a common modeling method nowadays :)

[quaxk]

very impressive tech, too bad he's just lobbying to further his company here...

[TheDepreso]

Amazing!

[marcdaddy33]

AWESOME

[TheOrangeSocks]

Giving Chuck Testa a run for his money.

[TheSabessa]

@TheOrangeSocks

"Hey look! It's the Great Wall of China!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOPE! Ben Kacrya."

[Atanar89]

That touches me.

What does such kind of apperatus cost?

[Kimmeme8]

What amazing Technology, If it becomes publicly available I could travel to the wonders of the world from my living room and wouldn't be subjected to body scanning at the airport.

[Neylonx]

@Kimmeme8 lol thats like watching a video of a gig and saying it's the same as being there...

[TheFartoholic]

Chuck one on a satellite and scan the whole planet! 

[xilliah]

I'm pretty sure the outro woke my neighbor up again.

[khatack]

It's funny how often it happens that once you find out about a problem, you'll often find out rather rapidly that someone has already thought of a solution and is in process of applying it.

[Pshaurk]

Good work! any plans for India and China ?

[mindlesstube]

google earth in 3D!?

[SEThatered]

@mindlesstube

It's not that simple sadly.

Google earth works with triangulated meshes and planes. The less planes, the better/faster it works.

This technology works with millions (!) points, which requires a specific software and a powerful CPU/GPU.

Of course you can translate this 3D cloud of points into surfaces, but it will be way to much for Google Earth to handle.

In order to be quick and accessible for all computers it must be oversimplified.

[DaTux91]

Yep, I dig this :)

[IntegerStanley]

Astonishing. This appears to be the same technology used to create Radiohead's "House of Cards" music video. Very cool stuff.

[Neylonx]

@IntegerStanley that music video was shot normally, then put into 'adobe after effects' where a plugin called 'trapcode form' was applied, among other things. It basically replaces video with dots, to make a pinboard style effect.

although i'm a complete amateur, i made my channel profile picture thingy with it, and also used it in my 'new divide' video, albeit crudely.

[IntegerStanley]

@Neylonx - Check out the "making-of" video for that song on their channel.



[defect530]

will we know when reality merges with digital?

[EPIIIX]

GTA will never be the same

[cp9lol]

wow this is amazing, now all historical heritages can be preserved and saved for the people that will come an incredible idea indeed.

[freesk8]

You can never go home again.

[Raxarax]

I wanted to do this years ago. I wanted to use it to scan the inside of caves though.

[thenotorlousbig]

This shit gets me hot...

[fauxman]

This will be amazing for so many things. But I'm most excited for videogames XD

[Mrmoc7]

@fauxman

Imagine the opportunity to relive the ancient world through hannibal's eyes once more!! To attack photo-realistic Rome!! That is greatness!

[MrMonkeyThumbsticks]

@fauxman The possibilities are very interesting, I am curious to see where the video game market is going because there is so much badass tech being released all the time. I think stuff like Kinect and PS Move is just the beginning of the innovations. BTW if you dig video games you may like my channel, I'm just getting started so support would be much appreciated.

[EllaABo]

This is a very inspiring project and it's great to see that people have come up with creative ways to make digital representations of ancient monuments so that we can preserve them in a way.

[eluap]

3:55 "George, you have something hanging from your nose."

[Toposk8]

Imagine the possibilities on gaming, you can scan your very own street and play it in a FPS map!

[ritvarsdortans]

@Toposk8

that's exactly what first came into my mind loL!

[Barklord]

Technology Vs Technology

[FelipeZucchetti]

This is amazing...

[ThePintoAce]

I was expecting an applause at 9:25 lol

[GlennCashmore]

There is a description. Click on "Show More" under the video.

[Hajjat]

Why isn't there any description of the video/talk, as usual?

[dreapster]

Wow, this is an incredible advancement for architecture, forensics, etc. It puts the TECHNOLOGY in TED.

[TheArchifreak]

@dreapster i watch this while physically building a context model

[THECOMMENTER10000]

0:16

[wo262]

@THECOMMENTER10000 sorry but 0:16 is too late

[Bayyurt]

Love TED

[FreshDumbl]

0:15 Lblaaaaaa Timmey Göbbelz