Customer's background

History and Archaeology Museum of Nadym town is a state institution of culture. Its historical exposition is based on artifacts obtained during the excavation of the ancient settlement of Nadym mound.

The museum's staff frequently arranges exhibitions, promoting educational museum programs among young people.

Task

In order to attract attention to the museum's collections and cultural heritage of northern inhabitants, the customer entrusted the Ariseum team to develop an interactive tour based on VR technology. The main goal of the project is to represent the features of everyday life, religious rites and cultural communications of Nadym settlement.

Solution

Ariseum team developed an application for working with VR helmets using which the visitor appears inside the renewed mound.

Using drawings and photos received from the Customer, our team created the world of ancient settlement in virtual reality, with all its streets, internal spaces, and populated it with animated characters.

Having made a significant research with the archives, our employees worked out in details the character's clothing, applied their national costumes, considering all historical nuances.

The character's dwelling is decorated with weapons and household items, equal to the historical ones found during the excavation of the mound.

The whole landscape around the settlement fully complies with authentic view, all surrounding plants fairly renewed.

Our specialists developed the content of the tour according to the historical aspects of the object and accompanied the tour with audio track.

How it works

VR technology enables the user to be directly inside the ancient town, to get acquainted with its people, to watch household scenes from thousands of years ago. Following the voice of the announcer, the visitor consequently attends various locations and observes everyday activities of different characters. The visitor is able to watch in details their costumes, ritual objects, various weapons and musical instruments. The excursion is accompanied by historical references and explanation from the announcer.

At the end of the tour there is a logical quest developed by the Ariseum team.

What we've provided

• Development of the interface of the application for working with VR helmets considering the Customer's corporate style;
• Development of 3-d models of characters and interiors in accordance with historical materials and customer's drawings;
• Creation of the animated videos with VFX special effects;
• Voice acting of the text and soundtrack for the tour considering the script;
• Testing the application working process directly on the customer's territory. Ariseum's employees personally put the implemented project into operation and launched the first virtual tour in the museum.

Equipment

The following equipment was applied:

VR helmets Pico G2 4K (4 pieces). One of them is connected to the 55-inches screen; it allows all visitors to the virtual world without wearing the helmet.

The result

 The implemented project totally meets the idea of the Customer. Due to the interactive tour, it comes possible to immerse visitors in the historically renewed atmosphere of the ancient Russian North and give the general understanding of the daily activities and religious practices of the indigenous population. Today, anyone can be a guest of the residents of the ancient Nadym mound, visiting Nadym's museum.