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The Chrises chat with Simon Young, founder and CEO of Lithodomos, a virtual reality company that specializes in preserving culturally significant spaces with archaeology and scientific precision in mind.
Chris Webster - @archeowebby (Twitter and Snapchat)
Chris Sims - @godigahole (Twitter and Instagram)
Email: christopher@godigahole.com
Adam Spring joins the show to talk about digital archaeology, 3D scanning, and the materiality of technology. Adam hosts the Remotely-Interested Podcast and authors the blog of the same name, and is a visiting lecturer in digital cultures at Duke University, by way of University of Plymouth's archaeology department in the UK. Bonus: we talk about Westworld and the ethical implications of immersive interpretations of the past, as well as effects of consumer trends on heritage and preservation work.
Adam’s blog post on the Amiga computer, “Amiga Community at 30”
Documentary on Amiga, “Viva Amiga”
Recommended reading: ‘Entanglement’ by Ian Hodder
Recommended reading: ‘Rubbish! The Archaeology of Garbage’
“Westworld” on HBO, based on original novel from Michael Crichton
Michael Ashley, founder of Codifi, joins this episode to talk about all the new things coming from this company. Chris Webster and Christopher Sims announce their involvement with Codifi, and the whole crew talks about doing better digital archaeology and going completely paperless.
CRM Archaeology Podcast: Live from GBAC 2016
Chris Webster - @archeowebby (Twitter and Snapchat)
Chris Sims - @godigahole (Twitter and Instagram)
Email: christopher@godigahole.com
