Absolutely gorgeous imagery, and it seems to have a functional purpose as well, as a digital twin for structural modeling.

Incredible work.

The work in the related stories are equally gorgeous. Thanks for sharing mate.

dumb question: could we, in the future, use some kind of gen ai to generate a videogame map (i'm thinking quake 3 arena / openarena) of buildings like these ?

(not just the basilica di san pietro)

What does AI have to do with this? They thoroughly scanned the thing, where's the need for AI?

Seeing a digital version of it in such detail only further reinforces how important it is to experience it in person.

Few sights of man-made things have instilled as much awe in me as La Basilica Di San Pietro and most of them are also in Rome (namely the Pantheon and Moses @ Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli).

So this is one of the vanity project Microsoft undertakes using the vast amounts of money it makes off of proprietary software?

Chrome-based browsers only I presume :')

Okay can we please play quake in this map now?

It's not preserved until the data and source code are open, I'm sure these corporate exercises are impressive to potential clients, but they have absolutely nothing to do with preserving, studying, or expanding access to art and culture.

Any way to experience this on a VR headset? I have a Valve index

It would be nice if they'd let you see the whole thing at once.