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Baidu Meux Receives the A' Design Award for Baidu Wiki Virtual Zoo in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Baidu Meux recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Baidu Wiki Virtual Zoo by Baidu Meux, designed for Baidu Online Network Technology. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Baidu Wiki Virtual Zoo
Baidu Wiki Virtual Zoo is a mobile application that streams live video of animals. Children, teenagers and people with limited mobility can watch animals online at any time. A three-dimensional scene map with land, sea and freshwater areas shows many animals at once. Articles and videos explain animal life and biodiversity. A linked program uses cat face recognition to monitor stray cats, and live interaction lets viewers request rescue services for them. The application runs on iOS and Android devices.
About Baidu Meux
Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products and artificial intelligence with the mission of "making the complex world simpler with technology". Baidu's vision is to become the world's top high-tech company that understands users and helps them grow.
Award Record
With this recognition, Baidu Meux is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award
The A' Mobile Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good design in mobile industry by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to mobile designers, application developers, software engineers and user interface designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. The awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/133655
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/133655
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!133655
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/296691
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://youtu.be/g_SFNDXf6CA
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Baidu Wiki Virtual Zoo
- Function
- Virtual Zoo
- Category
- Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Software and Electronics & Appliances
- Colors
- Burly Wood, Olive Drab, Dark Turquoise, Dark Gray and Black
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Baidu Online Network Technology
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Baidu Meux
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #133655
Credits
- Team
- Dou Shen, Yujie Shi, Yu Ruan, Yang Yu, Xiaoxue Gao, Zhenzheng Xie, Wei Rong, Kaiwen Miu, Ziwei Deng, Nan Chen
- Image Credits
- Copyrights belong to Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Baidu wiki virtual zoo is China's first live zoo, which helps children, teenagers and people with limited mobility to watch animals live online anytime, anywhere. In the live scenes, you can watch the animals' lives in a sedate manner and get "close to" them. It helps people to learn about animals and improve their understanding and knowledge of biodiversity issues while watching them. The stray cat warming program was launched to care for and rescue stray cats, helping to pass on the public good.
- Inspiration
- Since the outbreak of the COVIDD-19, people have been made aware of the power of nature, and China and the world have been actively promoting the fight against climate change and animal protection.
- Research
- We used many research tools during the course of the project. Industry research, braining and user interviews were used in the early stages to identify features and innovation points. The design process used task analysis to design the user's pathway. And through research and field observed over 20 animal types, from humanoid to relatively cute and realistic animal shapes, we did many personified tests to ensure that the animal designs were cute and matched the real personified of each animal.
- Challenge
- The event-page is the first screen that users see when they enter, and it is crucial to be look good. The island designed a 3D scene map with land, sea and freshwater areas. The design challenge was to create a space that could display many animals (live) at the same time, with the flexibility to configure the position of each animal. The 3D visual scene and creatures were the starting point for our idea, hoping to bring a more lively and interesting visual experience to users.
- Realization and Technology
- Baidu Brain AI technology "cat face recognition" is used to release stray cats, as well as to identify the appearance of injuries and illnesses of stray cats and send them to the hospital for examination in time, and volunteers will add food and water for them every day. It is also possible to see the living condition of stray cats live online and provide rescue services for stray cats through live interaction, helping to pass on public welfare.
- Operation and Interaction
- In the live scenes, you can immerse yourself in the lives of the animals and get 'up close and personal' with them. Browse through various types of knowledge and videos related to animals, providing more ways to acquire knowledge through a combination of audio and visual. It also provides rescue services for stray cats through live interaction.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project starts in Beijing in May 2020, is completed in Beijing in May 2020 and is available on Baidu Applet in May 2020
- Specifications
- Adaptation to all devices for ios and Android
- Keywords
- knowledge, public welfare, science, care, live, zoo
