Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация by Aleksandr Volkov

Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация by Aleksandr Volkov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Сребърна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на събития и случвания Competition Category.

СреброСъбитие· 2020

Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация

by Aleksandr Volkov

Client: Economiton

Сребърна награда A' Design Award Winner in Събитие Category

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The Design

About Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация

Смесената реалност е интерактивна холографска инсталация, създадена за изложбен щанд, посветен на енергийната стратегия на град Москва. Инсталацията се основава на принципа на призрака на Пепър, който е разширен с допълнителни слоеве. LED задна стена, три подови проектора и монтирано на тавана LED осветление работят заедно с холографско фолио, огледала и звук. Анимираната светлина и сянка придават на проектираните обекти силно усещане за присъствие. Посетителите избират тема на сензорен екран и наблюдават как фигури и графики се появяват и разтварят във въздуха.

The Recognition

About the Сребърна награда A' Design Award

Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация е носител на Сребърната награда A' Design Award — извънредно престижно признание, присъждано на дизайни от най-висока класа, великолепни и впечатляващи. Сребърните победители са изключително блестящи и крайно творчески творби, които илюстрират изключителната компетентност, талант и проницателност на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация да бъде прекрасна, показна творба, забележително професионална и дълбоко иновативна. Този дизайн, спечелил Сребърната награда A' Design Award, е високо забележимо, възхищавано изобретение, което е от полза и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Mixed Reality Primary Function: Холографска инсталация е творение, на което мнозина завиждат, което събужда желания, внася положителни чувства и разпалва изумление и възхита.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The interactive installation was the central part of the exhibition stand and told about the energy strategy of the city of Moscow. To solve the presentation problem, we used hologram technology using a special approach, which allowed us to get a deep illusion of the presence of real objects. Due to the combination of screens, projections, mirrors and sound, we got all the attributes of real objects, except touch.
Dimensions & Packaging: 18000 х 10000 х 4500
Tags: Hologram, exhibition stand, interactive installation, holographic screen, Pepper’s Ghost, Ventuz, realtime graphic, infographics
Production Technology: We used the traditional Pepper’s Ghost concept. The setup itself consisted of a LED backdrop wall, three projectors for the floor and LED mounted to the ceiling. Using of the projectors gave the opportunity to extend animations from the backdrop wall via the floor onto the holographic foil. Also, we added plasticity to the hologram by providing it with an animated shadow. We created our own UI for a designers to make them work in general animation channel of entire scene.
Research: We have all seen holograms in science fiction films, but real technology is very far from these examples. How can we approach these results without going into fundamental physics? We found the most affordable technology and tried to add the missing elements. After going through different effects, we realized that the main thing that makes us believe in a hologram is its effect on the objects around, namely light and shadow. By adding these attributes, we get tremendous realism.
Inspiration: When we received a task to present a topic related to energy, we immediately wanted the graphics to be weightless and represent energy itself. When we started looking for suitable solutions, we discovered an old technology from 1584 - Pepper's Ghost. In its current form, it had a number of serious flaws and we decided to finalize it, which led us to unexpected and very interesting results.
Project Duration: The project started on October 3, 2017 in Moscow and finished on October 7, 2017. It was exhibited in the first International forum on energy efficiency and energy development "Russian energy week"
Operation Flow: Interaction with the installation took place using the touch screen. The user chose a topic of interest and watched objects, figures, and graphs that explain complex processes in the energy industry appear or dissolve in the air.