Cultural Heritage Informatics Initiative

The Black Experience Through Physical Rituals – CHI Project

by hillmor3 | May 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

“The Black Experience through Physical Rituals” is a scrolly-story of the communities I’ve engaged with this year within my art practice. My art practice continually translates/documents the rituals of black experiences that are often overlooked using sound and...

Wrapping up a Semester of Code, Curation, and Minor Meltdowns

by ghousmad | May 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

Hi!! I’m back. Somehow, the past few months flew by faster than anticipated, and here we are. The CHI Fellowship has just wrapped up, and I have something to show for it—something that looks kind of neat, especially for someone who started out with...

Launching “Mapping CKDu”

by jayakodi | Apr 28, 2025 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post, Uncategorized

As a CHI senior graduate fellow, I am excited to launch my second digital project, Mapping CKDu. My inspiration for this project stems from my dissertation research on ecological-bodily health in the context of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu),...

Launching 3D Modeling Department Stores: Sheffield’s John Walsh, 1899

by knaakmar | Apr 28, 2025 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Project Info

I’m happy to share the completed first full version of the 3D model of John Walsh’s 1899 building. The model has the basics of exterior and interior structures, with support columns, windows, and staircases. This project involved a combination of technical skills and...

We Have Liftoff! The Launch of Memory Lane

by cerkuash | Apr 28, 2025 | Uncategorized

It is with great excitement that I get to introduce the official launch of Memory Lane. Consisting of two projects–an augmented reality (AR) experience and an educational website of Romeo, Michigan’s Main Street–Memory Lane looks to use different digital tools to help...

Launching “From Bones to Data” Project

by lalond59 | Apr 28, 2025 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post, CHI Project Info, Uncategorized

I am excited to be approaching the end of this project for the semester, but it is far from over! I am launching “From Bones to Data”, my final project for the CHI Fellowship. From Bones to Data is a website that allows interactive 3D models of bone for...

Concept and Creation: Weaving Together the Threadscapes Project

by allenm72 | Apr 28, 2025 | CHI Fellowship Program, CHI Grad Fellow Post

Hey there! I’m back to announce the first iteration of the Threadscapes Digital Tapestry! Threadscapes is a digital mapping and storytelling project that traces the textures and traditions of African fabrics. It starts by mapping African textile designs....

Introducing: “Mapping Kashmir: Roots and Routes of Migration and Resistance”

by ghousmad | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

As the first semester of the Cultural Heritage Informatics (CHI) initiative comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on how much I have learned and enjoyed throughout these four months. From learning new digital tools and getting better at working with them to...

Introducing: Taking a Walk Down Memory Lane

by cerkuash | Dec 17, 2024 | Uncategorized

Downtown Main Street. A few images may come to mind—historic buildings propped side-by-side, lining a short stone or paved street; people or tourists carrying shopping bags or sipping coffee at café tables; maybe even an annual festival that has closed the street to...

From Bones to Data: Insights and Techniques for Post-Cranial Measurements

by lalond59 | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized

Last Friday, each CHI fellow had the opportunity to present their project proposal. This has followed weeks of learning and working through ideas of implementing digital heritage into our unique perspectives within different fields. I am excited to share my idea of...