MINERALS

Interactive book about Minerals

Full case study on Behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/145344009/MINERALS

The Museum of Minerals on base Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State University for Geological Prospecting (MGRI) — one of the largest mineralogical collections in Moscow.  Its exposition has more than 4,000 exhibits. Among them there are precious metals and rare minerals.

The objective of the project was to create an interactive textbook about minerals, which would allow students to get acquainted with the museum's collection while studying remotely. It was important to adapt the application for students with hearing and vision problems.

15 3D models of minerals from the museum's collection were created by 3D scanning technology.  teachers  Lectures about the features of minerals were recorded for the audio guide. Each chapter is accompanied by professors lectures.

Accent font and icons were developed to design the book and app. After that, the application screens were developed based on the previously collected data from the museum. After the development of the application and the system of identification of the graphic object by the application, the work on the design of the book began.

Indicators for image recognition by the application are graphical objects on arcs rotating around the mineral.

For the visually impaired, below is the name of the mineral in Braille, at the pronunciation of which the application launches an audio guide.

The Minerals Project is important not only as a new way of obtaining information, but also as an opportunity to visit a museum without physically being in it, which has become especially relevant in connection with Covid19. The results of the study can be used to create popular science publications with an augmented reality function for other museums.