Inspired by Defsoul's photography exhibition only in Korea, this AR gallery allows the users to enjoy his work anywhere around the world by creating their own layout of the exhibition before exploring the visual and audio experience.
Faith Zeng
Description
Alone is an augmented reality exhibition inspired by Defsoul's Alone Exhibition in Seoul from October 6-12, 2020. Due to the pandemic and short exhibition time, many fans of Def were unable to visit his exhibition. This app gives users the opportunity to view Def's gallery anywhere around the world regardless of the circumstances. The AR experience first allows the users to create their own layout of the exhibit by sending virtual “media cubes” into their environment. Then, the users are encouraged to move around the space to explore the media cubes which contain Def's photos as well as other video and audio assets that relate to the original photo.
The app has two different modes for enjoying the gallery. The first is “Def's Story” which allows the users to experience the gallery as the artist intended it with a specified photo order and arrangement. The other is “Your Story” which creates a unique photo order and arrangement through randomization. This personal mode encourages the users to create their own connections and associations with the photos.
The project was coded in Xcode with Swift, the 3D assets were made in Blender, and the video textures were created in Premiere Pro.