This 3D scholarly edition was created by Tim van der Heijden (Open University of the Netherlands) as part of the Pure3D project. It was developed in collaboration with Theodoros Georgiakakis and the Pure3D team in 2023-2024.
The original Kinora viewer and reels are part of the media archaeological collection of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH). Explore more objects from this collection on Europeana.
The scholarly edition is based on research conducted within the projects Doing Experimental Media Archaeology (DEMA) (2019-2022) and CRAFTED: Enrich and promote traditional and contemporary crafts (2021-2023). The work draws on the following publications:
The 3D model of the Kinora is based on high-quality 360-degree photos taken at the Digital History Lab of the University of Luxembourg. Using a photogrammetry-application, the images were synthesized into 3D. The model was further developed in the 3D design software Blender by Theodoros Georgiakakis as part of his research internship project and application Virtual Viewing Experiences, conducted at the Open University of the Netherlands in collaboration with Maastricht University in 2022-2023.
I would like to thank Theodoros Georgiakakis (3D design), the Pure3D team (Maastricht University) and the Voyager Explorer team (Smithsonian Digitization) for their great support. Thanks also to engineers Claude Wolf and Morgane Piet (Department of Engineering, University of Luxembourg), with whom I've started the Kinora 3D replica project in 2020, and to my fellow Pure3D participants for their useful feedback and inspiring discussions about 3D scholarship and digital storytelling.