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Infocastle Дипломная книга by Basem El Koury

Infocastle Дипломная книга by Basem El Koury is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Железная премия A' Design Award in Дизайн печатных и опубликованных медиа Competition Category.


ЖелезнаяПечать· 2020

Infocastle Дипломная книга

by Basem El Koury

Client: FH JOANNEUM Graz

Железная премия A' Design Award Winner in Печать Category

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The Design

About Infocastle Дипломная книга

Infocastle — это книга магистерской диссертации, посвящённая виртуальной реконструкции замка Оберкапфенберг в Австрии. В книге рассказывается о том, как виртуальная реальность способна сохранять культурное и природное наследие в цифровой форме. Для воссоздания облика замка, каким он был в эпоху Возрождения, были собраны чертежи, картины и фотографии. Печатное издание имеет размеры 200 × 25 × 200 миллиметров и хранится в деревянном футляре. Древесина взята из того самого леса, где был возведён замок. Голограмма на обложке показывает трёхмерное изображение замка, когда книгу поднести к источнику света.

The Recognition

About the Железная премия A' Design Award

Infocastle Дипломная книга — лауреат Железной премии A' Design Award, престижного признания, присуждаемого хорошим проектам, которые отвечают профессиональным и промышленным требованиям, ожидаемым от хорошо продуманных творений. Обладатели Железной премии демонстрируют большое мастерство, высокую специализацию, экспертное понимание и творческие способности их авторов. Ожидается, что Infocastle Дипломная книга станет высокоценимым, вызывающим восхищение и дорогим сердцу творением, практичным и инновационным. Этот проект, получивший Железную премию A' Design Award, интегрирует лучшие отраслевые практики и обладает компетентными техническими характеристиками, сочетающимися с ноу-хау и талантом. Благодаря основательности Infocastle Дипломная книга заслуживает уважения и создан для того, чтобы улучшать качество жизни, помогая сделать мир лучше.

Behind the Design

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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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