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MAGICAL MOSQUES
A 360 experience
Role: UX design, story design, sound design, post-production, editing
Software: Unity, Google Tours, Photoshop, iStreetview
Featured Artist: Naoto Hattori
Time frame: June 2021 UX design, story design, sound design, post-production, editing
Description:
Magical Mosques brings together historic environments with fine art by Naoto Hattori to create a mystical museum experience like no other. It brings art, music, and religious architecture together in a digital space. The user goal is simply to experience the dizzying atmosphere of the colorful mosques and the cyclical story that the creatures take you on. I wanted to open up my viewers to the possibility of encountering mythical creatures, spirit animals, and unknown entities.
Process:
I started with 360s of Mosques in Turkey, then added a few mosques in Iran which inspired me. Following a bell-curve pattern in the colors, the scenes start neutral and become complex, then return to neutral. The storyline follows the discovery of similar magical creatures in different mosques and is a loop of changing colors and symbols that the user can keep circling in.
Challenges:
• Navigating the Unity interface for the first time
• Transferring the application from Google Tours to unity due to the discontinuation of Tours
Outcomes:
• Learned that making materials yourself can produce a smoother workflow
• Saw that using placeholders is a good way to test out different scenes and prototypes before committing to a final look
This project is viewable upon request
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