Installation
MARS 2117
World Government Summit • Dubai, UAE • 2017
The “MARS 2117” multisensory VR experience presented the 2017 World Government Summit visitors with the UAE’s vision of an inhabitable human settlement on Mars. By building an entire virtual city that the audience navigated through, Galerija 12 showcased the breadth of future scientific and technological innovation needed for such an endeavor.
Various innovative interaction technologies seamlessly incorporated into one vision ensured that visitors explored a multifaceted future of Martian inhabitation in one exceptional VR experience.
Concept and Experience Design
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World Building and Narrative
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Digital Media Design and Production in Video and Engine
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Engineering and Developing Creative Technology Solutions
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Fabrication and Cross Integration of Installations and Props
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Concept and Experience Design • World Building and Narrative • Digital Media Design and Production in Video and Engine • Engineering and Developing Creative Technology Solutions • Fabrication and Cross Integration of Installations and Props •
Complementing the UAE’s vision of a human settlement on Mars, Galerija 12 leveraged detailed world-building to showcase a proposed Martian colony governance model, future city architecture and advanced transportation. The settlement was brought to life by the extensive design of all its aspects, followed by the digital production of a hyper-realistic CG 3D environment.
To allow visitors to best experience the vast Mars 2117 habitat, Galerija 12 prototyped a console, tailor-fitted to the World Government Summit venue, with corresponding state-of-the-art VR hardware and custom-developed software. Interrelated hand-motion tracking technology, motion-tracking cameras and an augmented smartwatch enabled visitors to see and use their hands in the virtual experience without wearing any tech, which was a pioneering solution at the time.
