the 3D reconstruction of the landscape, with the introduction of 
tools to show 3D reconstructed models interactively by addition 
or removal other information. 
This is a computer animated model where the user not only 
“moves” within the model, but obtains information about 
different aspects of the model. 
The system can be approached as a didactic tool that allows the 
user to acquire textual as well as visual knowledge. 
This system needed for such and augmented reality application 
of the site's static environment obtained by accurate techniques 
for high quality visualization including image-based rendering. 
The system presents to the user an interactive mixture of 
multiple media, including video ,2D and 3D models, still 
images and of course text. 
Finally, as a by -product of this effort, we have hoped to provide 
a better standard for the scientific documentation of cultural 
heritage sites including multimedia objects such as 3D models 
images , etc. The personalized system provides augmented 
reality reconstruction by multimedia and new media 
information to the visitors, taking into account their personal 
preferences and the possibility of the interaction with the 
system. Different categories of users are possible: visitors of 
various age-ranges and different educational and social 
background. So it requires different levels of interaction in the 
system: advanced multi modal interaction technique or/and the 
common equipment such as mouse or keyboard, in order to 
obtain additional information. During the movie of the scene of 
the various areas in the site the user can be exposed to various 
information sources. For this purpose we have investigated the 
possible interaction of the visitor who can ask for more 
information stopping the scene and clicking the button related 
the object news on the computer screen. Finally we obtain a 
personalized tour of the site that allows to the visitor of cultural 
heritage site a completely new visit experience. 
We may think the system also a multimedia web page, with the 
hyperlinks expanding as soon as the visitor reaches that point in 
the page in different way depending on his profile. 
Cultural Heritage, can benefit greatly from the use of VR and its 
integration with Hypermedia. The advantages of using these 
technologies include the reconstruction of buildings, sites or 
objects that no longer exist or that exist partially, the simulation 
of viewpoints that are not available in the real world, the direct 
interaction with virtual reproductions of works of art and the 
consequent elimination of the risk of degradation. 
The virtual reconstruction of objects of cultural importance that 
in the real world are not in the same place or the evidence of 
which is only fragments and/or historical documentation, offers 
insight and stimulates interest and curiosity. This kind of 
realisation is particularly useful for perceiving the essence of an 
even very remote past, for which is difficult and nearly 
impossible to find preserved and accessible environments. 
The concept of virtuality theoretically allows to multiply the 
environments endlessly, along time line and geography; 
enabling also a multi level fruition, from the simple 
visualisation of 3D reconstructions to Virtual Reference Rooms, 
going deeper into historical sources and analysis. 
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