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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2025-05-13

I wrote something!

"AI, Authenticity, & the Future of 3D Cultural Heritage"

As Meta promotes its latest generative 3D solution with quasi-cultural 3D assets dreamed up by AI, I couldn’t stop thinking about why this is a slippery slope for audiences and creators—and why the cultural heritage sector is perfectly placed to demonstrate the benefits of authentic 3D data in the age of so-called metaverse platforms.

Take a read 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/a

Three 3D figures generated by Meta's new generative AI 'AssetGen 2.0' on display: an Egyptian pharaoh's bust, a Moai statue head, and a small astronaut figure, each on a separate grey circular stand against a plain light grey background. Followed by three 3D scanned heritage collection digital models against a dark background: a sarcophagus with a golden face and Egyptian headdress from National Museums Scotland, a full-body Moai statue from the British Museum, and an astronaut in a white spacesuit with a yellow-tinted helmet from the Smithsonian Institution.
Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-04-12

🏛️🏺 Enjoy this week's top cultural & historical models from Sketchfab! The video is just a taste, there are 30 subjects to explore in this week! 🔗 skfb.ly/oTrWU

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-04-05

🏛️The Spatial Heritage Review #5 is out!🏺

Your monthly roundup of all things 3D & cultural heritage awaits 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/s

Subscribe & never miss an issue.

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-29

🏛️ 25 new cultural heritage 3D models for you to explore: it's this week's @Sketchfab roundup 🔗 skfb.ly/oSCHU

Featuring @calidos360, @memoriademadrid, @GrinnellCIEL, @clevelandart, @museuhn, + many more!

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-27

Tonight I presented the work of the International Image Interoperability Framework3D Group to the Academy Software Foundation USD Working Group.

There's lots of shared aspirations between these projects & I hope we can help each other along.

Slides here for anyone interested: docs.google.com/presentation/d

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-26

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum is a beautiful historic house absolutely *stuffed* with wonderful objects & artworks from around the globe.🖼️👗🦋

I captured some in 3D during a recent visit 👇

Mesh models on Sketchfab 🔗 skfb.ly/oSEEY

Gaussian splats on Luma AI:

Japanese dish 🔗 lnkd.in/eNwb7-tz

Victorian dress 🔗 lnkd.in/ejvft6wS

Butterfly case 🔗 lnkd.in/e4E7Ttkz

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-22

I went to Natural History Museum and all I got were these lousy scenes 🙄

Captured with a smartphone, processed with Jawset Postshot, Capturing Reality, Blender, xNormal, PlayCanvas, & Sketchfab.

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-21

Week 11 and I'm dropping the 10: this week's collection contains *30* amazing cultural heritage & history models 🔗 skfb.ly/oSr9S

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-14

10 weeks into 2024! Here's another top 10 of cultural heritage & history for you to enjoy🔗 skfb.ly/oSnZ9

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-08

💫 It's this week's Top 10 Cultural Heritage & History models from Sketchfab 🔗 skfb.ly/oROVO

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-06

✨🏛️ The Spatial Heritage Review #4 is out!

Your recap of over 100 stories from February related to everything cultural heritage & . Explore & be inspired: nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/s

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-03-05

In which I try to capture an Iron Age roundhouse reconstruction in 3D with just my phone, in 30 minutes, in the pouring rain 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/c

🌧️🤳🛖🌧️

Inc. links to 3D outputs.

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-29

🏛️ It's this week's top 10
cultural heritage & history 3D models on Sketchfab! 🔗 sketchfab.com/nebulousflynn/co

⚠️Content warning: This week’s collection contains a depiction of human remains.

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-21

🏛 Another week, another Another week, another Sketchfab Top 10 Cultural Heritage & History collection!💫

This week: an ancient roman olive oil press, Greek treasury, Chinese pagoda, + much more!

Dive in & explore in 👉 sketchfab.com/nebulousflynn/co

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-16

🏹🚀 Obsidian arrowheads, spaceship rockets, the kiss of death & much more: it's this week's Sketchfab Cultural Heritage & History Top 10 models! 🔗 skfb.ly/oQPFT

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-09

Just in time for the weekend it's this week's Top 10 Cultural Heritage & History models on Sketchfab.

☕ Take a minute (or ten) to explore artefacts, spaces, and scenes from around the globe 🔗 sketchfab.com/nebulousflynn/co

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-07

🏛 It's your monthly recap of all things cultural heritage + ! ✨

The Spatial Heritage Review #3 is out now 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/s

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Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-02-06

Last week I joined academics & 3D experts in Washington DC for the latest @IIIF 3D Summit.

Together we inched closer to the realization of an interoperable specification for online 3D data.

I wrote a bit about what I think this means 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/i

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-01-31

It's this week's Sketchfab Cultural Heritage & History Top 10 Collection!

Explore amazing scenes & artifacts from around the globe in : sketchfab.com/nebulousflynn/co

Thomas Flynnnebulousflynn
2024-01-26

🧑‍🏫 Slides from my presentation for Cultural Informatics at University of Brighton: docs.google.com/presentation/d

No speaker notes I'm afraid but plenty of videos + links to explore.

A video of the webinar is in the works, too.

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