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Digital humanities is an activity based on a symbiosis of the humanities sciences and information technologies. This is an international activity. There are many communities implementing projects in this area. For example: Russian Association for Digital Humanities (http://dhrussia.ru) and European Association for Digital Humanities (http://eadh.org/). Under the flags of Digital Humanities ITMO University (Department of Graphic Technologies, Center of design and multimedia), Saint Petersburg State University (department «Information Systems in Arts and Humanities») and Saint-Petersburg state Roerich family Museum and Institute create project - Multimedia Information System "Architecture and art complex Theodore town in Tsarskoye Selo as an example of Russian style" (http://russianstyle.ifmo.ru/). The main components of this portal are: Virtual reconstruction of Architectural and artistic complex of Feodorovsky town in Tsarskoye Selo; Scientific articles about Feodorovsky town and Russian Style; archive of materials and interactive applications for virtual reality headsets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, the creative idea that the artist strives to express in a vanguard work of art is put in juxtaposition to the idea embraced by a viewer with insufficient visual experience of perceiving this type of art. At the first stage of the experiment, the artist provided the description of the principal visual structures that reveal the creative concept of a set of his works, as well as the description of the works' main ideas. After that, the works in question were shown to the viewers who were asked to describe the principal structural elements and the general idea. The comparison of the resulting data gave grounds for identification and quantitative analysis of the following differences: (1) the loss of meaningful visual structures in perception, (2) misinterpretation of the perceived elements of the image and (3) misreading or distortion of the general idea. The suggested method is instrumental for determining the approach to popularization of the works of art in question through multimedia (e. g. video or animation). The core of this approach is to direct the attention to the principal conceptual elements of the work and, using various multimedia solutions, to reveal its main idea, taking into account the current understanding of the work by the viewers. Since the idea of a work of art is always more inclusive than the artist's creative concept, the multimedia interpretation of artwork can be augmented by certain ideas generated by the viewers, in order to offer a more profound rendition of the artist's concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the problem of the Russian Style in the history of art in Russia, realized in the concept of recreating the image of Holy Rus. The research is focused on the history of creation of Fedorovsky Gorodok (St. Fyodor's Town) in the suburban imperial residence of Tsarskoe Selo (St. Petersburg). The ensemble of Fedorovsky Gorodok is arguably the most prominent example of the architectural and artistic entity of the early 20th century, designed in the Russian traditional style. In this ensemble the civil architecture was represented in the ancient forms of Russian architecture by using new construction technologies, which made Fedorovsky Gorodok a visualized chronicle of Russian architecture of 12-17th centuries. Unfortunately, the original image of the unique monument, the Refectory of Fedorovsky Gorodok, is lost. Consequently, the only way to visualize the lost monument is the virtual reconstruction, that we regard as an impressive and innovative tool in academia. The key mission of this project is to explore specific features of the virtual reconstruction of the interior and to underscore the most challenging issues, for example the ways to recreate the complex geometry of the vaults [1]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Working on this project, the research teams from ITMO University, Russian State Institute of Performing Arts and Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation using the original charts, a 3D model of Alexandrinsky Theater stage has been designed, customized for reconstructing a 19th cent. stage event and using various archival data (photographs, ground plans, a number of literary sources etc.) Act 1 of The Seagull as performed on the stage of Alexandrinsky Theater has been reconstructed. The project offers a drastically different technological solution both for research purposes and practical use in stage direction and scenography, and thus it can have broad application in theatrical environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is about different Multimedia 360° technologies and some examples, how to use of Multimedia 360° technologies for filming of different events (theatrical performances, musical concerts, city excursions, etc.). Also described the experience of technological base of Multimedia 360° technology, created by team of center design and multimedia (ITMO University). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a study of interdisciplinary cooperation of IT and multimedia experts from the University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (UITMO), and the New Stage of Alexandrinsky Theater. The cooperation resulted in several theatre projects that involve multimedia and internet technologies, in designing the prototype of a system for multi-stream online broadcasting of shows, with the option of interactive involvement of the online audience and switching between the streams; several longterm goals on the use of internet and media technologies on stage have been set. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the phenomenon of the virtual museum as one of the key features of post-postmodernism. It describes the way modern science masters virtual reality. The article gives classification of the virtual museums and indicates specific features. In details it tells about the creation of virtual museum. In 2014 The Chair of Engineering Graphics of ITMO University, the Center of Design and Multimedia of ITMO University together with the Prosecutor's Office of Novgorod region created a project Virtual Museum of Prosecutor's Office of Novgorod Region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]