Brief
The laboratory for the French-speaking world (in French "La Cité Internationale de la langue Français") is a cultural project created by the French National Monuments Committee. The museum aimed at deepening visitors' understanding of the French language.
The Committee also launched a call for projects to create interactive, playful, and innovative experiences to showcases the particularality of the French language.
Our mission was to design Accents, an interactive experience where users can listen to and find the origin of accents on a world map.
Project type: Interactive Installation, Academic Project
Roles: Interactive Designer
in collaboration with Agathe Léger, Motion designer
Industry:Culture, FLE (French as Foreign Language),Museum
Tools: Miro, Photoshop, After Effect, HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Year: 2022
Actions
The design studio Cheval Vert came up with a global visual identity for the exhibition the cloud of points. The scattered points invite us to embrace the beauty of chaos and the unexpected that occur during the evolution of language in space and time. In addition, the CILF aims to be accessible to audiences of all origins and ages.
This reflection has become our spearhead for the project. Three questions seemed essential to consider:
1. How can we make the gameplay accessible and enjoyable for everyone?
2. How can we create a fun, intuitive learning environment?
3. And finally, how can we invite the public to manipulate, explore, and discover?
01
Documentation
We began by studying the documentation and briefs of the scientific committee. Our aim was to gain a better understanding of the project's specificities and to take into account users with different cultural backgrounds and disabilities.
02
Ideation
We established a synoptic table. At the same time, research into graphic representation and the creation of moodboards enabled us to affirm our artistic direction.
03
Prototyping
Finally, we refined our conceptual and visual choices, culminating in the creation of a functional prototype presented at the end of the workshop.
Results
Reducing the frustration of failure and encouraging enjoyable learning are our driving objectives in developing the project.
The poetic universe accompanies the visitor's exploration with strength and flexibility. Beyond their aesthetic purpose, the spectrum and cloud animations subtly guide the player and defuse the feeling of failure.
Test the prototype
