Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta by Basem El Koury

Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta by Basem El Koury is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Mbipụta na Mgbasa Ozi Ebipụtara Competition Category.

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Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta

by Basem El Koury

Client: FH JOANNEUM Graz

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Mbipụta Category

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The Design

About Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta

Infocastle bụ akwụkwọ isiokwu nchọpụta mmụta zụrụ ezu banyere iwughachi ụlọ eze Oberkapfenberg dị na Austria n'ụzọ dijitalụ. Akwụkwọ a na-akọwa otu ezigbo eziokwu (virtual reality) nwere ike isi chekwaa ihe omenala na akụrụngwa okike n'ụdị dijitalụ. A chịkọtara atụmatụ ndị e ji e wuo ụlọ, eserese na foto iji wughachi ụlọ eze ahụ dịka ọ dị n'oge Mmalitegharị (Renaissance). Akwụkwọ ebipụtara ahụ nwere ogo nha nke milimita 200 site na 25 na 200, edobekwara ya n'ime igbe osisi. Osisi e ji mee ihe a sitere n'oke ọhịa ebe e wuru ụlọ eze ahụ. Onyonyo atọ-akụkụ (hologram) dị n'elu akwụkwọ ahụ na-egosipụta ụlọ eze ahụ n'ụdị atọ akụkụ mgbe e chere akwụkwọ ahụ ihu na ìhè.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Infocastle Akwụkwọ Isiokwu Nchọpụta maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

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