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Secret 3D scans in the French Supreme Court

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771 points abetusk | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 08:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mmooss ◴[18 Oct 24 11:42 UTC] No.41878445[source]▶
Anyone in the world with an internet connection can view, interact with, and download the British Museum’s 3D scan of the Rosetta Stone, for example. The public can freely access hundreds of scans of classical sculpture from the National Gallery of Denmark, and visitors to the Smithsonian’s website can view, navigate, and freely download thousands of high-quality scans of artifacts ranging from dinosaur fossils to the Apollo 11 space capsule.

Has anyone used these in games? They would be great easter eggs and they have artistry and design that is far beyond almost anything DIY.

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1. m463 ◴[18 Oct 24 22:55 UTC] No.41884229[source]▶
This makes me think about old racing games. (Maybe it was Gran Turismo?)

I remember the racing games had likenesses of some major manufacturer cars, but I believe the license terms said that the cars could not look bad. So not show crash damage, modification, etc..

Basically, the license terms protected the brand.

Now what if you put some country's national/cultural artifacts in a game... then let them get weapon or explosive damage?

Something to think about.