The Abandoned Zone
This is the source for all documentation behind abandoned.ai, a resource intended to help preserve and protect the memory of lost spaces digitally using emergent technologies. Contained within are outlines that go over our mission, tools, process and practices.
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Prologue
The invention of photography first allowed humans to capture small windows into the world around them, frozen in time to the exact moment the when the shutter opened. For almost a century things remained more or less unchanged aside from incremental improvements to cameras and film processes. Yet when computers started to become an essential part of image processing, suddenly a whole new world of possibilities started to open up. Now, with enough data we can start to truly capture the essence of entire spaces in a way that allows them to persist in a meaningful way that transcends ephemeral physicality.
Goal progression
| Feature | Progress |
|---|---|
| Website with technology demo | |
| VRchat world | |
| Fully featured streamable space exploration | |
| 501c3 nonprofit foundation | |
| Rooms scanned at KPPC |