CALL FOR PAPERS

Description

With the proclamation of the Web3D (Web3D, 2024), 3D data sets have become central to the documentation, analysis and dissemination of cultural heritage on the Web. 3D reconstructions, scans and models are now produced at scale across archives, museums, libraries and research projects. At the same time, questions of standards, metadata, paradata, publication and long-term preservation are becoming increasingly urgent topics while searching for customized infrastructure (Amico & Felicetti, 2024).

The DFG 3D-Viewer Conference brings together researchers, heritage professionals, infrastructure providers and software developers to discuss how interoperable, standards-based and applicable 3D workflows can support sustainable digital heritage. We aim to address conceptual, methodological and technical challenges and to encourage exchange between communities. The conference also serves as a final presentation and critical reflection of the second funding phase of the DFG 3D-Viewer project (DFG 3D-Viewer, 2024), situating its results within the broader landscape of digital 3D heritage infrastructures.

Bibliography

  1. Amico, N., & Felicetti, A. (2024). 3D data long-term preservation in cultural heritage [Report]. eArchiving Initiative, European Commission. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/report-long-term-preservation-3d-data-cultural-heritage , last accessed 26 January 2026.
  2. DFG 3D-Viewer. (2024). Second funding phase. https://dfg-viewer.de/en/second-funding-phase , last accessed 26 January 2026.
  3. Web3D. (2024). Web3D Conference Report. https://www.web3d.org/news-story/web3d-2024-conference-report , last accessed 26 January 2026.
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Topic areas

01

3D World Wide Web Exploration and Visualisation

  • 3D viewers and publishing platforms for web and XR
  • Integration of 3D with 2D and textual sources
  • User experience and interaction design for exploring 3D heritage
  • Cross-platform and cross-viewer interoperability
  • Integration of 3D data into Linked Open Data and knowledge graph environments (e.g. IIIF 3D, CIDOC CRM extensions)
02

Best Documentation Practices

  • Standards and formats for 3D data
  • Metadata schemes and paradata for 3D models
  • FAIR and TRUST principles for 3D data
  • Knowledge-graph and semantic web approaches
  • Ontologies, vocabularies and guidelines for 3D data
  • Community-driven standards, guidelines and best practices for 3D documentation and paradata
  • Documentation and visualisation of hypothetical historical research with 3D data
03

Web-based Publication Infrastructures and Preservation Strategies

  • Repositories, archives and long-term preservation workflows
  • National and international infrastructures for 3D cultural heritage
  • Provenance of sources and workflows
  • Governance models for sustainable 3D infrastructures
  • Institutional responsibilities, funding models and long-term maintenance of 3D data and services
04

Education, Outreach and Public Engagement with 3D

  • Teaching with 3D models and XR in heritage and art history
  • 3D data for exhibitions, mediation and citizen science
  • Co-creation and participatory approaches
  • Ethical, legal and social aspects of 3D heritage data

Paper submission

To propose a contribution, please submit an extended abstract of up to 500 words in British English (approximately one page, excluding references), including a maximum of two images and 10 references, in PDF format via our Google Form. We welcome the following contribution types:

  • Oral presentations on site (15 minutes + discussion)
  • Posters (A1 Poster in the exhibition section + 6 minutes presentation/demo)

Abstracts should be anonymised; don’t include names or affiliations in abstract text or file name. The extended abstract should clearly present:

  • research questions / objectives
  • context and related work
  • methods and data
  • expected or achieved results
  • relevance to the conference themes

Extended abstracts will undergo a short review by the programme committee, focusing on relevance, clarity, and basic scientific quality. Based on the review, accepted submissions will be assigned either to an oral presentation or a poster presentation.

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Proceedings

Selected authors will be invited to submit a full paper for an open access proceedings volume to be published in the book series Computing in Art and Architecture (CAaA) in arthistoricum.net provided by the Heidelberg University Library .

  • Full papers will undergo a double-blind peer review process.
  • Authors will be asked to follow the arthistoricum.net formatting guidelines (details will be provided with the invitation).

For the double-blind process, author names and affiliations must be removed from the submitted manuscript.