University of California, Merced

Faculty Member, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

Professor, Director Virtual Heritage Lab

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Maurizio Forte, PhD, is full professor of World Heritage, University of California, Merced,  and Professor of "Virtual Environments for Cultural Heritage" at the University of Lugano.  He has coordinated research projects in Italy, India, Turkey Ethiopia, Egypt, Syria, Kazakhstan, Peru, China, Oman, and Mexico.  He is editor and author of several books including “Virtual Archaeology”, “Virtual Reality in Archaeology”, and 200 scientific papers. Topics: virtual reality in archaeology, spatial technologies, 3D documentation, and virtual reconstruction of archaeological landscapes. Awards: Best paper award VSMM2002; 2005 E-content Award; Best Paper Award, VSMM2008; 2008E-content Award e-learning; 2008E-content Award Italy, E-culture; 2009 Tartessos Prize.

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