ALA Classics Group Talk
February 15, 2023
Bernard Frischer, President of Flyover Zone, gives a talk to
We are
Leaders in Virtual Tourism
Flyover Zone, an employee-owned company based in Bloomington, Indiana, is an acknowledged pioneer in the emerging field of virtual tourism. We create tours of cultural heritage sites that empower our virtual travelers to explore a destination as their curiosity leads them. Flyover Zone’s virtual tours do more than take you to see the monuments as they look today. When they have been damaged or destroyed, we also show you stunningly beautiful virtual reconstructions of how they originally looked. This means you can go back in time and experience the world’s great heritage sites the way the ancients did. Visit historic places such as Rome, Athens, and Baalbek just by turning on your phone, tablet, computer or VR headset – Flyover will teleport you there in an instant!
What Is Virtual Tourism?
Virtual tourism follows in the wake of telecommuting, telemedicine, and teleconferencing as the latest way that digital technology allows us to overcome limitations of space. Flyover Zone’s virtual tours make it possible to see the great cultural heritage sites of the world from the comfort of your living room or from your classroom.
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Sierra Schiano
Sierra Schiano is an LA-based Classicist and art historian. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Civilizations from the University of California, Berkeley, a Postbaccalaureate certificate in Classical Languages from the University of California, Davis, and a Master’s degree in Classical Antiquity from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Most recently, Sierra completed a graduate internship in the Antiquities Curatorial department of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Kim Dylla
Kim Dylla has a broad background in Digital Media and Computer Graphics across Industry and Academia. Working for NVIDIA, mental images, Arkansas State University’s Center for Digital Initiatives, and University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, her primary role at the latter was Project Manager of Rome Reborn- a Scholarly 3D reconstruction of Ancient Rome. For the last decade, Dylla has been a Heavy Metal singer and costume designer for some of the biggest internationally touring bands with her company Kylla Custom Rock Wear. She is excited to bring that rockstar energy back to the world of Virtual Cultural Heritage through her work with Flyover Zone!
Team Leaders
Bernard Frischer
Founder
Bernard Frischer is a pioneer in the field of Virtual Heritage. He received his B.A. in Classics from Wesleyan University (CT) and his Ph.D. in Classics from Heidelberg University. He studied Roman archaeology and topography for two years while a post-doctoral Prix de Rome fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He has been a professor at UCLA, the University of Virginia, and Indiana University. Through his virtual heritage labs, Frischer has overseen many 3D projects since the 1990s.
In 2016, Frischer founded Flyover Zone in order to bring virtual heritage to a larger international public.
Nathanael Tavares
CEO
Nathanael Tavares is a computer scientist who, as an undergraduate at Indiana University, worked in the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology where he developed several virtual reality experiences. While still in college, he worked for three years in Intel’s True View division. He is currently pursuing an MBA in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He joined Flyover Zone in 2016 as a software developer and was named our CEO in 2018.
Mohamed Abdelaziz
Director of Historical Art
Mohamed Abdelaziz is an archaeologist and graphic artist. Born and educated in Alexandria, Egypt, he has a Master degree in Archaeology and is currently working on his dissertation for the Ph.D. He has been employed as an archaeologist and digital artist for the Ministry of Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities, the Centre d’études Alexandrines, Indiana University, and Harvard University. Since 2019 he has served as Director of HIstorical Art at Flyover Zone.
Davide Angheleddu
Director of Photogrammetry
Davide Angheleddu is a digital artist, designer, and expert on photogrammetry. He received his Masters degree in Architecture and his Ph.D. in Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano . After finishing his Architecture degree, he worked in an architecture studio specializing in interior design. There he developed the concept of digital representation not just as way to illustrate the final product but as a key tool in the production workflow itself. This idea has been the basis of his artistic production, including, notably, his sculpture inspired by the discovery of the Higgs Boson at CERN. His doctoral dissertation addressed the problem of maximizing visual information while minimizing file size.
Devin Good
Director of Technical Art
Devin Good is a 3D Artist and Unity Technical Artist. Devin has a degree in Game Design with a focus in 3D Art & Animation from Indiana University. He has worked on many virtual reality programs ranging from BIG10 University Sports Experiences, to Fortune 500 Soft Skills Trainings, to Indie Games. He joined Flyover Zone in 2021 and was appointed as Director of Technical Art in 2022.
Albert Prieto
Director of Content
Albert Prieto is a Rome-based ancient historian and archaeologist. He earned his AB in Classical Languages from Harvard University, an MLitt in Ancient History from the University of St. Andrews, and a PhD in Classical Archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught courses on the archaeology, art, and history of Rome and the Mediterranean world, participated in field and research projects, produced educational media about Roman civilization, and given hundreds of tours and lectures to educational programs visiting Italy. He joined Flyover Zone in 2020 as a script writer.
Lothar Altringer
Director of virtual museum
Lothar Altringer was the director of a hotel for 10 years, then studied art history, philosophy and German literature at the University of Bonn. He worked as a writer and published, among other things, travel guides to Venice and Rome. Since 1993, he was project manager and exhibition curator for the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, organizing numerous international exhibition projects – with a particular focus on the aspect of education, incorporating innovative digital formats. From 2004 to 2022, Lothar Altringer was deputy director at the LVR-Landesmuseum Bonn, responsible, among other things, for numerous exhibitions and outreach programs.
Jeremiah Stevens
Lead Developer
Jeremiah Stevens is a Software Engineer & Technical Producer specializing in Unity Game Development. He has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Indiana University. Since graduating, he has worked on many virtual reality programs ranging from BIG10 University Sports Experiences to Fortune 500 Soft Skills Trainings and Indie Games. Jeremiah joined Flyover Zone in 2020 and was appointed Lead Software Engineer in 2022.
Lasha Tskhondia
Director of 3D Modeling
Lasha Tskhondia is a professional sculptor and 3D modeler. Born and educated in Tbilisi, Georgia, he started his career as a sculptor of miniatures. He has long been fascinated by the history and architecture of ancient Rome. After making models of Roman buildings for ten years as a hobby, he joined the Flyover Zone team in 2016 and was recently named our Director of 3D Modeling.
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