Project MU

Internship Program with the Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea

About Client

The Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea is the first museum to specialize in documenting and exhibiting the history of the anti-Japanese struggle during the Japanese colonial era. It aims to lead in overcoming the present-day Japanese colonial remnants and the divisional system of Korea to promote peace in East Asia and relies on donations and donated data from citizens and overseas Koreans.

The museum’s programs include group docent tours, collaborated conferences, events held with Japanese historical groups, and both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

About Project

Project MU aimed to develop a mobile application, to collect and analyze various datasets and to set marketing strategies based on the contents provided by our client, the Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea.

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more. Various dashboards and short essays on the colonial history were also created to aid visitors in understanding the colonial history of Korea.

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Team

Application Development

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more.

UI/UX Design

Achieving the objectives of Project MU, enhancing user interaction and user experience on the app.

History & Data Analytics

Composing a concise paper on the Japanese colonial era to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of history.

Media Arts

Learning how to use the basic essential design software and create an introductory video for one of the historical buildings built during the Colonial era.

Media Communications

Creating a character mascot and a character animation that will be used for presenting the museum’s contents on the mobile application.

Deliverables

Application Development Team

Project MU aimed to develop a mobile application, to collect and analyze various datasets and to set marketing strategies based on the contents provided by our client, the Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea.

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more. Various dashboards and short essays on the colonial history were also created to aid visitors in understanding the colonial history of Korea.

Goals
  • Front-end Development: Designing an engaging interface including the login & register page, homepage, virtual exhibition page, and comments page for the MU mobile application.
  • Back-end Development: Develop a centralized database for registering users and adding information such as exhibition captions and recordings to the MU mobile application.
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UI/UX Design Team

The UIUX Design team played a crucial role in achieving the objectives of Project MU, enhancing user interaction and user experience on the app by examining the purpose of the app, examining different types of applications for functional references, and creating a wireframe that would suit the purpose of the app.

Goals
  • To develop a wireframe that includes core functions and enhances user experience and interface.
  • To create a final design for the museum app so that it can be used by the museum in the future.
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History & Data Analytics Team

Project MU aimed to develop a mobile application, to collect and analyze various datasets and to set marketing strategies based on the contents provided by our client, the Museum of Japanese Colonial History in Korea.

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more. Various dashboards and short essays on the colonial history were also created to aid visitors in understanding the colonial history of Korea.

Goals
  • Understanding historical colonial contents to translate and document materials provided by the museum for international visitors' comprehension of the museum's purpose and exhibitions.
  • Developing an analytical web-based dashboard to explore diverse perspectives on the Japanese colonial era, aiding visitors in deeper understanding.
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Dashboard Video Essay Video

Media Arts Team

The main goal of the Media Arts team was to learn how to use the basic essential design software and create an introductory video for one of the historical buildings built during the Colonial era.

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more. Various dashboards and short essays on the colonial history were also created to aid visitors in understanding the colonial history of Korea.

Goals
  • Learning how to use essential design software like Adobe Premiere and After Effects to create an introductory video for a historical building.
  • Demonstrating the history of the selected historical building from the colonial era through the video.
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Final Video Brainstorming

Media Communications Team

The main objective of the Media Communications team was to create a character mascot and a character animation that will be used for presenting the museum’s contents on the mobile application.

The museum application encompasses exhibition translations, videos on the history of historical colonial buildings, museum mascots, and more. Various dashboards and short essays on the colonial history were also created to aid visitors in understanding the colonial history of Korea.

Goals
  • Learning how to use essential design software like Illustrator to create a mascot that represents the museum that can be used in introducing the museum’s contents on the application.
  • Creating moving animation videos of the developed mascot that would be used as virtual docents on the mobile application.
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Application Video Mascot Video