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Pyramids of Meroë · UNESCO x Google Arts & Culture · 2022
As Sudan was reconnecting with the global community, Google wanted to help the world to better understand Sudan by sharing the nation’s rich but overlooked history through an immersive web experience.
Pyramids of Meroë · UNESCO x Google Arts & Culture · 2022
As Sudan was reconnecting with the global community, Google wanted to help the world to better understand Sudan by sharing the nation’s rich but overlooked history through an immersive web experience.
Pyramids of Meroë · UNESCO x Google Arts & Culture · 2022
As Sudan was reconnecting with the global community, Google wanted to help the world to better understand Sudan by sharing the nation’s rich but overlooked history through an immersive web experience.
























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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.



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








