Oh my. Thank you for finding these. I would pay a fair bit of money to have a docent of some sort take me around these places in VR.

I can't actually visit Egypt anytime soon.

If you've got a PC headset this is pretty good: https://store.steampowered.com/app/861400/Nefertari_Journey_...

Agreed: it is amazing to just have these in 3D.

However as someone who doesn't know much about ancient Egypt it would be spectacular to have some kind of annotations or guide to explain what we are seeing.

Some of them do have some more info bubble that you can click on, e.g. https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=d42fuVA21To

Thanks for posting these! I made a few of them. I'm glad people are enjoying them! To keep adding to the list, here's the set I worked on:

Islamic Art History and Architecture: Bab Zuwayla gate, museum, and minaret: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=YZXMPtiuR9D (http://arce.org/) Faraj Ibn Barquq Mosque: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=UCDj6MdbCes (http://arce.org/) Aslam al Silahdar Mosque: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=YsCSsrvXMQS (http://arce.org/) Masjid Altinbugha al-Maridani: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=C9MTVJbf62k

Coptic Art History and Architecture: St. Anthony’s Museum: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=FBdkHbQzzVJ (http://arce.org/) St. Anthony’s Chapel: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=c4j6knCMvww (http://arce.org/)

Eastern Orthodox: St. Catherine’s Monastery Museum: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=1HLpFZqfcov

Pharonic Egyptian Tombs: Giza: Tomb of Queen Meresankh III (G 7530-7540): https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=d42fuVA21To Mastaba of Idu (G 7102): https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-mastaba-of-idu-g-7102-e8... Mastaba of Qar (G 7101): https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-mastaba-of-qar-g-7101-3b... Iasen (in G 4920): https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xkMDSQQL1GF G 6010 Mastaba of Neferbauptah: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=aSQfQx9Mkyj G 8662 (Sedhetep): https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=53NUC71SV3w Mastaba Tomb of Khufukhaf I (G 7130-7140): https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=CaEcwJ7Z2HV G8670 (Hassan's 'Mastaba F', Selim Hassan, Giza III, 72-75): https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=DKSVgKEnY9n

Luxor: Tomb of Menna: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=vLYoS66CWpk (http://arce.org/)

Hellenistic Sicily / Magna Graecia: Villa Romana del Casale - Basilica and North Rooms: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=fd75qjJG9Dp Villa Romana del Casale - Peristyle: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=VhSC8qsGVLe Villa Romana del Casale - East Rooms: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=3bjZH1vAkVj Morgantina - the North Baths: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=UjDknPgHBF2

Awesome - thanks for this and your work! I'd love to hear a bit more about the production of these sort of things (any "behind the scenes" info etc) if you have any interesting stories and time to share them here ... I am sure I would not be alone :-)

Thanks, I'll get a blog together!

Thank you for this, and all of your work. There are many places you've shot and produced like this that we will never be able to get to, and this is a true joy to spend time in.

Super cool, can you explain a bit how you make these?

Here is a review of one of systems that does this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Re-uxp5-gU

For the Matterport scans specifically, I used a Matterport Pro 2 camera here: https://matterport.com/cameras/pro2-3D-camera and for the photogrammetry, a capture process similar to this: https://medium.com/realities-io/getting-started-with-photogr... Writing up more details into a blog.

For some more about what we do in general in the digital humanities for preserving cultural heritage, there's some info at my startup's website also! https://archimedes.digital/

Thaanks!