Project case study
An augmented relief map of Primorye
A physical 3D relief map of the region comes alive under a projector, and tablets on rotating mounts around it add augmented reality on top of the model.
- Client
- National Centre “Russia”, Vladivostok
- Venue
- Vladivostok
The challenge
Keep the charm of a tactile physical map while giving visitors as much information as an interactive screen — without anyone walking away with a tablet.
What Awake! delivered
A projector lights the relief model: the selected districts are highlighted and rivers draw themselves, controlled from a touch-panel menu. Three tablets on rotating mounts surround the model — they can be turned but not moved — and show augmented reality: interactive points and 3D models precisely aligned with the physical map through object tracking. We evaluated gyroscope-based alignment, LiDAR tracking and mixed-reality headsets before choosing the final approach, starting from a quick Android prototype.
Outcome
Visitors explore the region on a real model and dive deeper on the tablets without leaving it.
Technologies and methods
Projection mapping, Android tablets with object tracking, Unity, touch-panel control