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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am proud to share the UK 3D Heritage Data at Risk project final report with you! 🔗 Link at the end of this thread.

Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Announcing Guildhall 3D, a multidisciplinary project by Cradle of English creating the most complete digital 3D record of City of London's historic Great Hall! 🏛️ Read more in my latest article for The Spatial Heritage Review: nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/announcing...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The final event for the UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk is happening soon! "H3DAR Un-Conference: Shaping the Future of UK Heritage 3D Data" 🎟️ Full details and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/h3dar-un-c... #H3DAR #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Just in time for the weekend, I'm glad to share my latest article with you, a follow to the recent #ProjectETERNAL announcement: "Documenting and Visualising Heritage with the Antigravity A1 + Gaussian Splatting" 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/documentin... #3DScanning #CulturalHeritage #GLAM3D

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Documenting and Visualising Heritage with the Antigravity A1 + Gaussian Splatting

Testing some of the latest 360° > gaussian splat pipelines...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Pleased to announce my support for the Antigravity x Insta 360 Project ETERNAL, in partnership with CyArk and Splatica. I'll be helping judge the community challenge & providing a quick 360° > Gaussian Splat case study... Learn more: nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/announcing...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Another big round of layoff's at Epic Games 😔 www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/n... Hoping folks at Sketchfab and all impacted are doing OK, all things considered... Never a pleasant experience to go through but hopefully it's just the start of a new, positive chapter 🩵

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Today’s layoffs

This note was sent to Epic employees today.

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Happy to share that the 'UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk' project has achieved the planned number of consultations! 💪 The response & support for the themes of this user research from across the sector has been really heartening 🤗 #H3DAR #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The form was getting spammed so I've taken it offline, please DM me if you wish to participate in this research project! 🙏

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If you represent a 3D data repository or interactive display platform platform, I'd love to hear from you! Please complete this short survey 👉 forms.gle/1RsU35P1SjJj... Here's my list so far: who am I missing? Who have I forgotten? #H3DAR #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

How should we interact with 3D history online? 🏺🖥️ Join our workshop to visually prototype a new platform for UK #CulturalHeritage 3D data. Help us design the features that bring artifacts to life. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-heritag... #H3DAR #GLAM3D

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UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Visual Prototyping Online Workshop

Join digital heritage peers in a hands on visual prototyping workshop!

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

What a difference a month makes! I have heard from the *27th* unique organisation 🎉 A good start on hearing from at least 50 UK heritage orgs. Now I really want/need to hear from both Welsh and Scottish organisations as they are currently underrepresented in the data...

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exhibit.so @exhibit.so · 13/01/2026

Exhibit v5 is here! 🚀 New features: 🔹 Simpler hosting (Firebase App Hosting replacing Vercel) 🔹 New Landing Pages & Quiz UI 🔹 Moveable Pinpoints + 3D Panning 🔹 Source Available License (Get repo access to modify code!) exhibit.so/store

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

A recording of the #H3DAR AMA session, is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbMt... We discussed: 🔭 The scope of the issues at stake. 🚧 Challenges faced by heritage organisations. ⚖️ The balance between heritage practice & achievable (affordable) data management. #GLAM3D #GLAM #DataManagement

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Commons:UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk - Wikimedia Commons

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Join our Ask Me Anything session tomorrow! We're discussing the risks of commercial platform reliance and how to build sustainable, FAIR solutions for our digital history. ⏰ Tomorrow @ 10:00 AM 👇 Sign up now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-heritag... #GLAM3D #H3DAR

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Calling all UK heritage professionals working with #3D data: I want to hear from you as part of the *UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk* project. 3 Minute introduction video: youtube.com/watch?v=ZILD... Join the AMA session, January 13 2026, 10am UK: eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-heritag... #GLAM3D

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UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project - Introduction

YouTube video by The Spatial Heritage Review

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We have lift off! 🚀✨ The first survey response is in, expert interviews are getting booked, + free tickets to the online 'ask me anything' in January are getting picked up. The UK 3D Heritage Data at Risk project is underway ...and I want to hear from YOU next :) Info + links in replies 👇

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📢Calling all *UK* heritage folks working with 3D data: I'd like to hear from you! "UK 3D Heritage at Risk" project seeks to gather info from *at least* 50 organisations... Links in thread. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZILD... . #GLAM3D #UK #Heritage #3D #Data #Galleries #Libraries #Archives #Museums

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UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project - Introduction

YouTube video by The Spatial Heritage Review

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

This is an exciting project, led by @nebulousflynn.bsky.social, to safeguard access to the UK’s digital 3D heritage at risk through over-reliance on commercial and free-to-use platforms for storage and dissemination. I'm happy to be serving on the advisory board and looking forward to discussions.

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Michael Weinberg @michaelweinberg.org · 26/11/2025

This is incredibly important work thinking through where to store, share, and engage with 3D models of open culture when commercial platforms aren't trusted stewards

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Oh hey, it's me! Very excited to finally launch this project in partnership with @wikimediauk.bsky.social, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. If you produce or work with cultural heritage 3D data in UK I'd love to speak with you! Links in thread 👇

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It's been an interesting & busy few weeks for me! Feeling grateful to have spoken at events in Belfast IE, Coventry UK, and Oslo NO. I'll share a recap soon in my newsletter, as well as some other exciting news about a project that is just getting underway 👀

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Corey Noxon @noxon.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

A friend of mine at Scan Space NZ put together a survey aimed at better understanding the current state of the #photogrammetry & #3D scanning industry, including those in #glam & other cultural heritage institutions. Please take a peek if you have time! #archaeology docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Photogrammetry Industry Survey

The intention of this survey is to understand where the industry sits at with the current software/hardware/ pipelines and workflows, in addition we want to learn where we lack support in software/har...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢 @rijksmuseum.bsky.social's 2and3D Photography call for papers is still open—I recommend you throw your hat in the ring. 👍 I sit on the advisory board and it is one of my favourite heritage imaging conferences with a very welcoming and fun atmosphere! www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/... #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

🏛️ Call for EU Heritage Partners! 🏛️ Join our proposal for a #HorizonEurope project testing new tools for the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (#ECCCH). This is a funded opportunity to innovate. Deadline mid-Sept ⏳ Details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

My spatial heritage group on LinkedIn has reached over 1,600 members 🎉 linkedin.com/groups/13126... I used @rapidpipeline.bsky.social's new @blender.org plugin to locally optimise geometry and texture atlases for this little scene.

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CAA Australasia @caa-australasia.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Today is the last day to submit your abstracts for our free online digital archaeology conference (2-4 October)! CfP closes tonight at midnight! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @caaint.bsky.social @caa-lac.bsky.social @caapoland.bsky.social @caa-ssla.archaeo.social.ap.brid.gy @caadk.bsky.social

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Can anyone share a link to live examples of 3D with user selectable 'layers' of label annotations? i.e. choose to view the same model overlaid with annotations from author A, author B, or author C? Or theme A, theme B, theme C? #3D #museums #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I wrote something about a recently completed digitisation and augmented reality project I undertook for the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture and ArcheoConsultant 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/nebulous... #GLAM3D #3DforCulture #museums #heritage #art #history #photogrammetry

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The next @iiif.bsky.social #3D Community call is THIS THURSDAY, July 10! Neil Trevett of The Khronos Group will present on glTF development. A key chance to discuss 3D interoperability. 12pm EDT / 5pm UK. Join & learn more: iiif.io/community/gr... #GLAM3D

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Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

A couple of years ago, CC hosted a panel discussion on 3D scanning as it relates to cultural heritage preservation, revitalization, access, and better sharing. This information is still useful today, watch here:

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3D Scanning and Cultural Heritage Preservation, Access and Revitalization — Panel Recording

On 7 February 2023, Creative Commons hosted a panel discussion on 3D scanning, preservation, access and revitalization of cultural heritage.With experts, we ...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Following their 2025 conference, I wrote something about recent developments in @iiif.bsky.social's support for 3D data. "Interoperable, Accessible, Portable 3D Data: The IIIF specification for 3D data has been publicly revealed, time to get to work!" 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/interopera...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Interested in the latest developments in the WIP @iiif.bsky.social #3D specification? Check out this presentation I made to the @cifa-imsig.bsky.social! (hint: you can try it out right now!) 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKfM... #interoperability #GLAM3D

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Information Management SIG online DigITea talk session - June 18 2025

YouTube video by Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Admin

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Today's @iiif.bsky.social 3D group call is at 12 noon ET / 17.00 BST / 18.00 CEST. We will recap the 3D spec launch at the IIIF Conference last week and plan some practical next steps for the group to support uptake and experimentation. Join the group for more info: iiif.io/community/gr...

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Information Management Group @cifa-imsig.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

📅 Just one week to go! Join us Wed 18 June, 12:30 BST for our next #DigITeaTalk with: 🎙️ @nebulousflynn.bsky.social on Enabling Interoperable Cultural 3D Data with IIIF Free for all CIfA members (£5 non-members). 🔗 Sign up: tinyurl.com/DigITea-June #3DData #IIIF #DigitalHeritage #CIfA #IMSIG

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Jonas Heide Smith @jonassmith.dk · 06/06/2025

New adventures in 3D! Scanning superhero Jon Beck just scanned 20 SMK sculptures. We look forward to releasing them into the public domain as hi-quality 3D models ASAP! Full list: open.smk.dk/shared-list?... #openglam #dkkultur #openaccess

3D scanning workshop at SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst

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Information Management Group @cifa-imsig.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Excited for our next DigITea Talk on Wed 18 June, 12:30 BST! 🎙️ @nebulousflynn.bsky.social will explore Enabling Interoperable Cultural 3D Data with IIIF - a must for anyone working with digital heritage + 3D data. Sign up: tinyurl.com/DigITea-June #3DData #DigitalHeritage #DigITea #CIfA #IMSIG

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Mieke Roth 🟥 @miekeroth.com · 28/03/2025

From March 29 to August 31 you can see my work in the Natural History Museum Rotterdam. Building plans for life - 3D models from Mieke Roth The exhibition is both in English and in Dutch. www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/exposities/n...

We are working on a new exhibition! Building plans for live- 3d models by Mieke Roth Mieke Roth makes the fascinating world of animal anatomy beautifully insightful. Her 3d models looks like works of art but are all scientifically correct.

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I wrote something on why Meta's AI-generated 3D assets are slippery slope for creators and audiences, & why the cultural heritage sector is perfectly placed to demonstrate the benefits of authentic 3D data in the age of the metaverse. 🔗 nebulousflynn.substack.com/p/ai-authent... #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

DYK? I run a group on LinkedIn for folks working or interested in 3D + cultural heritage and we just surpassed 800 members 🔗 www.linkedin.com/groups/13126...

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Last week I enjoyed 24 hours in Prague while speaking at the excellent 3Dise.com conference. It was great to hear from commercial reality capture specialists on a broad range of topics including automation, AI classification of 3D data, digital twins, & much more! #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Next week I'll be speaking at the 3DISE conference in Prague, Czech Republic 🔗 3dise.com DM me if you are interested in a FREE ticket 🎫 The organisers are keen to get more cultural heritage folks involved... #GLAM3D

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

The next International @iiif.bsky.social 3D Community Call is TOMORROW, 17 April @ 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST. No specific agenda this week so feel free to come along and share your 3D GLAM stuff or join the conversation! More info 👉 iiif.io/community/gr...

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IIIF 3D Community Group

IIIF is a set of open standards for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale. It’s also an international community developing and implementing the IIIF APIs. IIIF is backed ...

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Christopher Nygren @cnygren.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Before any of you share this article, please take a moment and refresh your understanding of digital technologies often fundamentally misunderstand portraiture. Begin with this piece by @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social hyperallergic.com/604897/how-s...

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How Scientists Use and Abuse Portraiture

Many scientific studies assume that the features of painted faces are the facts of the flesh-and-blood countenances to which they refer. This assumption is not only false; it is preposterous.

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🏛✨ Begin your weekend by exploring some wonderful cultural heritage in full 3D 🔗 skfb.ly/pvBPA 30+ new scenes this week. #GLAM3D #3DforCulture #museums #openGLAM #MuseTech #art #history #3dmodeling #3dscanning #photogrammetry #museos #博物館 #Museen #музеи #美術館

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Thomas Flynn @nebulousflynn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I can't share more just yet, but a very exciting project has just (finally) got underway in London!

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