The Digital Urban Experience of a Lost City
Using Mixed Methods to Depict the Historical Street Life of Edo/Tokyo
Abstract
This paper digitally reconstructs street life in Edo (present-day Tokyo), the largest lost city of the pre-modern world. The ephemeral character of the Edo makes the historic urban experience extremely difficult to capture. We argue that the hypothetical digital reconstructions should incorporate evidence on human agency and spatial properties for a holistic simulation of historic street life. We develop a 3D hypothetical reconstruction based on multi-layered historical evidence to unlock the lost character of the Edo streets. It reveals the streets of Edo, including the rhythms of everyday life and the impact of the material culture.
Presentato: 05 Maggio 2021 | Accettato: 15 Settembre 2021 | Pubblicato 10 Dicembre 2021 | Lingua: en
Keywords 3D modelling • Digital past • Virtual reconstruction • Everyday life • Pre-modern Japan • Streetscape • Urban history • Space-use
Subtags Analysis Society 3d data Visualisation Image data Modelling Monuments Preservation Technology
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/mag/2724-3923/2021/04/002