Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu by Basem El Koury

Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu by Basem El Koury is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Uchapishaji na Machapisho Competition Category.

ChumaUchapishaji· 2020

Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu

by Basem El Koury

Client: FH JOANNEUM Graz

Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Uchapishaji Category

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The Design

About Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu

Infocastle ni kitabu cha tasnifu ya uzamili kinachohusu ujenzi upya wa kimtandao (virtual) wa ngome ya Oberkapfenberg nchini Austria. Kitabu hiki kinaelezea jinsi uhalisia pepe (virtual reality) unavyoweza kuhifadhi urithi wa kitamaduni na wa asili katika muundo wa kidijitali. Ramani, michoro na picha zilikusanywa ili kujenga upya ngome hiyo kama ilivyokuwa wakati wa kipindi cha Renaissance. Kitabu kilichochapishwa kina vipimo vya milimita 200 kwa 25 kwa 200 na kimewekwa kwenye kifuniko cha mbao. Mbao hiyo imetokana na msitu ambao ngome hiyo ilijengwa. Picha ya holografia kwenye jalada inaonyesha ngome hiyo katika mfumo wa pande tatu pale kitabu kinaposhikwa karibu na chanzo cha mwanga.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award

Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Infocastle Kitabu cha Tasnifu inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.

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