Infocastle Tez Kitabı by Basem El Koury is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Demir Ödülü in Baskı ve Yayınlanmış Medya Tasarımı Competition Category.

DemirBaskı· 2020

Infocastle Tez Kitabı

by Basem El Koury

Client: FH JOANNEUM Graz

A' Design Award Demir Ödülü Winner in Baskı Category

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The Design

About Infocastle Tez Kitabı

Infocastle, Avusturya'daki Oberkapfenberg Kalesi'nin sanal olarak yeniden inşasını konu alan bir yüksek lisans tez kitabıdır. Kitap, sanal gerçekliğin kültürel ve doğal mirası dijital biçimde nasıl koruyabileceğini anlatmaktadır. Kaleyi Rönesans dönemindeki görünümüyle yeniden inşa etmek için planlar, resimler ve fotoğraflar bir araya getirilmiştir. Basılı kitap 200 x 25 x 200 milimetre ölçülerinde olup ahşap bir kutu içinde saklanmaktadır. Ahşap, kalenin inşa edildiği ormandan elde edilmiştir. Kapaktaki hologram, kitap bir ışık kaynağına doğru tutulduğunda kaleyi üç boyutlu olarak göstermektedir.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Demir Ödülü

Infocastle Tez Kitabı, A' Design Award Demir Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, iyi tasarlanmış yaratımlardan beklenen profesyonel ve endüstriyel gereklilikleri karşılayan iyi tasarımlara verilen prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Demir kazananlar, yaratıcılarının büyük becerisini, yüksek uzmanlaşmasını, uzman kavrayışını ve yaratıcı kapasitesini gösterir. Infocastle Tez Kitabı, çok itibar gören, hayranlıkla izlenen ve sevilen, pratik ve yenilikçi bir yaratım olması beklenir. A' Design Award Demir Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sektörün en iyi uygulamalarını bütünleştirir ve bilgi birikimi ve yetenekle bağlantılı yetkin teknik özelliklere sahiptir. Infocastle Tez Kitabı titizliği nedeniyle saygı görür ve dünyayı daha iyi bir yer haline getirmeye yardımcı olan yaşam kalitesi iyileştirmeleri sunmak üzere tasarlanmıştır.

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