Visualizing 600 years of Ahom Kingdom


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Creator/Artist: Supriya Dutta

Category: Interaction Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2017-2019

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Venkatesh Rajamanickam


Detailed Description

The Ahom dynasty was the most celebrated in Assamese history. With a successful reign of 600 years, they were able to enrich Assam with agriculture, architecture, cultural richness and different scientific interventions. Historical records of the Ahom dynasty are available in very rich textual formats. However, these texts are designed primarily for historians and don't inspire a casual read. The aim of this project is to transform the textual accounts of history into a more accessible medium. An exploratory approach was made to convert the data available into a data-driven story narrative and help the audience derive their own inputs from the visualisations. The project in the form of an interactive website is expected to reach more audiences. The users will be able to interact with the data and derive their own inferences about the kingdom. The output designed is launched as a desktop-based interactive website, where people are invited to interact with the data and draw inferences from it. The prototype is evaluated through an evaluation plan prepared; feedback received is used in further improvement of the project through various stages.


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