Infocastle Дыпломная кніга by Basem El Koury is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн друкаваных і апублікаваных медыя Competition Category.
ЖалезаДрук· 2020
Infocastle Дыпломная кніга
Client: FH JOANNEUM Graz
Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Друк Category
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About Infocastle Дыпломная кніга
Infocastle — гэта дыпломная кніга магістра, прысвечаная віртуальнай рэканструкцыі замка Оберкапфенберг у Аўстрыі. Кніга тлумачыць, як віртуальная рэальнасць можа захоўваць культурную і прыродную спадчыну ў лічбавай форме. Былі сабраны планы, карціны і фатаграфіі, каб адбудаваць замак такім, якім ён выглядаў у эпоху Рэнесансу. Друкаваная кніга мае памеры 200 на 25 на 200 міліметраў і захоўваецца ў драўляным футарале. Дрэва для футарала было ўзята з лесу, дзе быў пабудаваны замак. Галаграма на вокладцы паказвае трохмерны замак, калі кнігу паднесці да крыніцы святла.
The Recognition
About the Жалезная прэмія A' Design Award
Infocastle Дыпломная кніга — пераможца Жалезнай прэміі A' Design Award, прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца добрым дызайнам, што адпавядаюць прафесійным і прамысловым патрабаванням, чаканым ад добра распрацаваных твораў. Жалезныя пераможцы дэманструюць вялікае майстэрства, высокую спецыялізацыю, экспертнае разуменне і творчыя здольнасці сваіх стваральнікаў. Чакаецца, што Infocastle Дыпломная кніга — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы твор, практычны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Жалезную прэмію A' Design Award, інтэгруе лепшыя галіновыя практыкі і мае кампетэнтныя тэхнічныя характарыстыкі, звязаныя з ноу-хау і талентам. Infocastle Дыпломная кніга паважаецца за грунтоўнасць і прызначаны даваць паляпшэнні якасці жыцця, што дапамагаюць зрабіць свет лепшым месцам.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The book is a master thesis about the project of a VR 3D simulation of the castle "Oberkapfenberg" (Austria), in its original state during the Renaissance. The thesis was bound with materials, that fit to the concept of the project, to give its portrayal a high standard value. The appearance should be a link between the historical aspect of the castle (wood) and to the technology of VR (hologram).
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The thesis is a 200 mm x 25 mm x 200 mm printed book with a 206 mm x 36 mm x 211 wooden slipcase.
- Tags
- VR, book, 3D, simulation, hologramm, wood, diploma, castle, oberkapfenberg
- Production Technology
- For the VR simulation of the castle, all information (plans, paintings, photographies, etc.) had to collected used for the reconstruction. A user will be able to see and walk in the castle in its original state as it was in the time of the Renaissance. The thesis binding is made from the wood of a tree, that originated from the forest where the castle was built. To make the front cover fitting to the concept of the project, a hologram of the 3D castle was made.
- Design Challenge
- I had to learn 3D (Blender), the game engine (Unity3d) and the techniques of VR from the first day I started the project. Moreover, I needed to collect all information about the castle Oberkapfenberg to be able to recreated as original as possible. To receive that specific wood and the hologram for the project was nearly impossible.
- Research
- Historical relics disappear due to natural and human causes. Therefore, Virtual Reality is a suitable solution to render those as real as possible as a digital form. This diploma thesis explains in detail which methods are available, which make it possible to digitally preserve these relics or to rebuild them virtually using documents. The Diploma is accompanied and explained by a 3D simulation, built by the author himself, of the castle Oberkapfenberg at the time of the Renaissance.
- Inspiration
- The thesis is covering the importance of digital preservation of cultural and natural heritages with the usage of Virtual Reality (VR). Therefore, the thesis was bound in a style that reminds the reader of the look of an old book, with the elements of minimalism and simplicity in the design.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2017 in Graz (Austria) and finished in Mai 2019 in Graz (Austria) and it was for the master's thesis.
- Operation Flow
- As soon as the reader picks up the book, s/he will notice the fine balance between nature and technology. When the reader hold the wooden book to a light source, s/he will see the rendered version of the castle in the black square, which is the hologram. By the slightest rotation of the book, the reader will see the castle from each perspective.
- Image Credits
- Basem El Koury, 2019
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