References

This page collects the canonical bibliography of the Extended Matrix language: the foundation paper, the per-version flag papers, and the extended literature in which EM has been applied, refined or compared with other approaches.

Note

For citation guidance — i.e. which of these papers you should cite when you write up a project that uses EM — see the How to cite EM page on the project website. The cumulative rule (always cite the foundation paper, then add the flag paper of the version you used) is described there with ready-made BibTeX entries.

Foundation paper

Always cite this paper

Demetrescu, E. (2015). Archaeological stratigraphy as a formal language for virtual reconstruction. Theory and practice. Journal of Archaeological Science, 57, 42–55. DOI 10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.004.

This is the methodological foundation of Extended Matrix. Every subsequent release builds on the formal language introduced here, so it must be cited in any academic work that uses EM, regardless of which specific version was actually used to author the project.

Flag papers per EM version

When you cite EM in a paper, additionally cite the flag paper of the release you actually used (or the closest one in feature scope). The list below grows as new releases are published.

EM 1.4 — Long-Term Support

Demetrescu, E., Ferdani, D. (2021). From Field Archaeology to Virtual Reconstruction: A Five Steps Method Using the Extended Matrix. Applied Sciences, 11(11), 5206. DOI 10.3390/app11115206.

EM 1.0–1.3

Versions 1.0 to 1.3 are no longer separately downloadable, but the features they introduced live on inside the latest EM core. When citing projects authored under those versions, fall back to the foundation paper (1.0) plus the closest available flag paper.

Note

Editors: add the canonical flag paper for EM 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 here, with full citation and DOI, when the relevant references are confirmed.

EM 1.5 — Development

The 1.5 development line does not yet have an associated flag paper. Until then, citations of features that originate in 1.5 (TSU, Landscape mode, CronoFilter, …) should fall back to the 1.0 foundation plus the 1.4 LTS flag paper, with a contextual note in the methods section indicating that the development line was used.

Software citation

Cite the software components only when you actually used them (e.g., EM Tools for the Blender pipeline, Heriverse for the web publication). Software citations complement — not replace — the methodological citations above.

@misc{demetrescu_extendedmatrix,
  title     = {Extended Matrix},
  author    = {Demetrescu, Emanuel},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.5957132},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5957132}
}

Each component (EM Tools, Heriverse, 3DSC, s3dgraphy) has its own Zenodo DOI on the Extended Matrix Zenodo community. Pick the version DOI that matches what you actually used.

Selected applications and case studies

A non-exhaustive selection of peer-reviewed work in which EM has been applied, evaluated or extended. The corresponding case studies are collected on the projects page of the project website.

  • Berto S., Demetrescu E., Fanini B., Bonetto J., Salemi G. (2021). Analysis and Validation of the 3D Reconstructive Process through the Extended Matrix Framework of the Temple of the Roman Forum of Nora (Sardinia, CA). Environmental Sciences Proceedings 10, 1: 18. DOI 10.3390/environsciproc2021010018.

  • Daniele F., Demetrescu E., Cavalieri M., Pace G., Lenzi S. (2019). 3D Modelling and Visualization in Field Archaeology. From Survey to Interpretation of the Past Using Digital Technologies. Groma 4. DOI 10.12977/groma26.

  • Ferdani D., Fanini B., Piccioli M. C., Carboni F., Vigliarolo P. (2020). 3D reconstruction and validation of historical background for immersive VR applications and games: The case study of the Forum of Augustus in Rome. Journal of Cultural Heritage. DOI 10.1016/j.culher.2019.12.004.

  • Pietroni E., Menconero S., Botti C., Ghedini F. (2023). e-Archeo: A Pilot National Project to Valorize Italian Archaeological Parks through Digital and Virtual Reality Technologies. Applied System Innovation 6, 38. DOI 10.3390/asi6020038.

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Editors: this list is intentionally curated and partial. Open a PR to add a paper that uses EM as a method, applies one of the software components, or extends the formal language.