Spreading knowledge with light and magic
Spreading knowledge with light and magic
Holomap - A storytelling installation at Chalmers
The Holomap is a tool for storytelling and communication located at Chalmers university of technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. The tool visualizes how the university uses the campus as a test bed for live research projects. It makes otherwise invisible flows tangible, such as the interchange of energy between buildings or movement of people and transports.
The tool is based on three dimensional model of the physical campus built from an optical acrylic material. The model is fixed to a ultra high resolution display that shines light through the model to create an illusion of illumination.
The end result is incredible – by combining top of the line artistic animation with the best in sound design – stories can be conveyed in a way you’ve never experienced before.
Client:
Five Star Campus Chalmers
Deliverables:
Industrial design, Animation, UX, Electronics, Programming


Prototyping the capacitive sensors.

During the design process several concepts were created to evaluate ideas and visualize possible scenarios.

Trying out different ideas on how to illuminate the acrylic buildings.

Constant iterative prototyping is a staple of all development projects at Boid.

Development of the capacitive sensors. Suprisingly simple in their construction, they can easily sense a human hand through 20mm of wood.
A bunch of motion graphics were designed to enhance the stories being told.