Pyramids of Meroë · UNESCO x Google Arts & Culture · 2022

As Sudan was reconnecting with the world Google wanted to help the world to better understand Sudan, by sharing the nation’s rich but overlooked history through an immersive web experience.

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AR EXPERIENCE

Additionally, we developed an AR experience using Google's experimental WebXR technology – allowing website visitors to explore the pyramids in AR directly through their mobile web browser.

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MARKETING FILM

A short film promoting the web and AR experience. Words and voice-over by Emi Mahmoud, Sudanese–American Poet, Activist and Author, and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Music composed by Lorne Balfe and 14th Street Music.

FUN FACT

4TB of data from the 3D scanned environment were compressed down to a 3MB web / AR experience.

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INVOLVEMENT

Art Direction · UI/UX Design · Interaction Design

AWARDS

Awwwards · Site of the Day
FWA · Site of the Day
Webby · Best Use of Augmented Reality
Lovies · Website: Cultural Institutions · Gold

 

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