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XR Museum : Mixed Reality Data Experience

Role

UI Designer

Client

Class project for the Visual Design Course under Prof. Jason Aston

Duration

2 months
Jan - Feb 2024

Deliverables

Interactive Prototype

Core Interaction surfaces

distinct XR experience modes

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My Smithsonian Experience

Reflecting on my Smithsonian visit, where the overwhelming amount of information sparked my quest for improved visualizations.

Information Overload : Recognizing the Need for Better Visualization.

Identifying the gap in museum displays: The need for enhanced, intuitive visual storytelling.

The Hope Diamond: A Beacon of Inspiration

Discovering the Hope Diamond: A pivotal moment inspiring the vision for this project.

Choosing Typeface

Futura PT for Title and display, Proxima Nova for Body. These fonts were chosen to maintain a sleek and modern feel in the design

Exploring Layout

For the layout grid, a 10pt grid with 20 Margin was chosen, primarily to give creative freedom towards utilizing the available space

Design Decisions

Glassmorphism was employed to create an immersive visual experience, leveraging depth and translucency to enhance the mixed reality environment.

To ensure optimal legibility, the design incorporates larger and thicker fonts, carefully selected for clarity and ease of reading across diverse museum extended reality setups.

Further refining user interaction, enhanced contrast was applied, particularly to buttons, in response to the received critique.

Welcome to the experience

The initial splash screen presents the user with two distinct ways to experience the system.

The explore mode enables the user to look around the area, while the system intelligently detects artifacts that appear in the frame.

The direct artifact mode is a list mode where all artifacts are listed

Explore Mode

In Explore Mode, users are given the freedom to wander through the museum, discovering artifacts at their own pace.

This mode leverages spatial recognition to highlight artifacts as they come into the user's view, creating an immersive, interactive experience.

All Artifact Mode

All Artifact Mode offers users a comprehensive list of the museum's artifacts at their fingertips.

Designed for accessibility and efficiency, this mode lets visitors quickly locate specific artifacts or browse the collection at their leisure.

This mode addresses the needs of those who prefer a more structured approach to museum visits, enabling direct access to information on any piece of interest.

Main artifact data dashboard

The Main Artifact Data Dashboard is a central feature that showcases a rich array of information about the selected artifact.

For instance, using the Hope Diamond as the default case, users can explore a 3D model of the diamond across different time periods, learn about its various owners, view detailed information, and trace its locations over the years.

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Enlarged Map View

The Enlarged Map View expands the map from the Main Artifact Data Dashboard, offering users a more detailed and immersive exploration of the artifact's history.

The panoramic mode, introduced following design critique, wraps the map around the user for a 360-degree view, giving the sense of being in the artifact's historical locations.

Enlarged Globe View

Additionally, a 3D globe visualization was included as an alternative to address the need for diverse perspectives in understanding global artifact histories.

This design decision was motivated by the goal of enhancing user engagement through interactive visualizations that offer multiple ways to connect with the artifact's story.

Enlarged Artifact View

In the Enlarged Artifact View, users can engage with a 3D model of the artifact within the mixed reality space.

This mode provides an interactive experience, allowing users to closely examine the artifact's details, textures, and inscriptions.

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Interactive Prototype

Here is an Interactive Prototype to try. Enable fullscreen by clicking the fullscreen button on the top right of the prototype window below. Press "R" to restart prototype at any moment.

XR Museum : Mixed Reality Data Experience

Jump Into the Prototype

Designing an Immersive XR Museum for Context-Rich Artifact Exploration

From Physical Museums to Mixed Reality Experiences

Auditing the existing data visualization dashboard for hope diamond artifact data.

Exploring Visual Language, Layout, and XR Readability

Choosing Typeface

Exploring Layout

Design Decisions

Defining the Core XR Interaction Model

Interactive Prototype

Here is an Interactive Prototype to try. Enable fullscreen by clicking the fullscreen button on the top right of the prototype window below. Press "R" to restart prototype at any moment.

Next Steps

Designed beautifully.

XR Museum : Mixed Reality Data Experience

Jump Into the Prototype

Designing an Immersive XR Museum for Context-Rich Artifact Exploration

From Physical Museums to Mixed Reality Experiences

Auditing the existing data visualization dashboard for hope diamond artifact data.

Exploring Visual Language, Layout, and XR Readability

Choosing Typeface

Exploring Layout

Design Decisions

Defining the Core XR Interaction Model

Interactive PrototypeHere is an Interactive Prototype to try. Enable fullscreen by clicking the fullscreen button on the top right of the prototype window below. Press "R" to restart prototype at any moment.

Next Steps

Designed beautifully.

Interactive Prototype

Here is an Interactive Prototype to try. Enable fullscreen by clicking the fullscreen button on the top right of the prototype window below. Press "R" to restart prototype at any moment.