Alberto B. Foglia Profile picture
He/him. Archaeologist and 3D artist. Also into urbanism and video games! Languages: 🇬🇧🇧🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇪🇸
Mar 28, 2022 25 tweets 16 min read
Ever wonder what the interior of an English castle may have looked like in the 12th C? 🧵breaking down my work reconstructing the Great Hall of Guildford Castle for the #free Guildford Castle #VR app by Historic VR - in full medieval #polychrome glory! You can go download the app and see it all for yourself! It's free on Steam - and if you enjoy it, please rate and review it. Any support helps, so Historic VR can do more of these in the future! store.steampowered.com/app/1862880/Gu…
Mar 25, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
Probably a faux-paus to RT yourself, but I feel like my point here is something I rarely ever see discussed re. transit fares. Any real transit user will have had an experience where they are running late and machines are broken, or kiosks are closed Even if the cost of a fare isn’t daunting FOR YOU, many transit fare systems are incredibly opaque. I remember trying to buy a bus pass in SD once and the website was down. The only place to physically buy one was at a chain store in the suburbs
Jul 31, 2021 29 tweets 12 min read
I'm finally done with my latest project: An isometric room style reconstruction of the so-called "Thermopolium of Regio V" recently uncovered at @pompeii_sites. This will be a thread about my reconstruction and the research behind it! Before I go any further, wanted to shout out my two big artistic inspirations for this. @par_virtual own reconstruction of this tavern from March: