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<h1 id="holographic-oracle-deck">Holographic Oracle Deck</h1>
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id="crystals-energy-is-a-holographic-oracle-deck-exploring-a-range-of-energy-sources-through-the-magical-mystical-nature-of-crystals-as-energy-storing-matter">‘Crystals
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& Energy’ is a holographic oracle deck exploring a range of energy
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sources through the magical (mystical) nature of crystals as
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energy-storing matter</h2>
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<p>‘Crystals & Energy’ is a holographic oracle deck exploring a
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range of energy sources through the magical (mystical) nature of
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crystals and minerals as energy-storing matter.</p>
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<p>Lidia and Artemis, Special Issue 20 guest editors, asked us to modify
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an oracle deck of our choice. We, Cara and Boyana, prototyped a
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holographic oracle deck where a type of crystal is coupled with a type
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of energy resource in a single card in an attempt to talk about the
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global energy crisis we are facing today. It (the deck) provides an
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educational experience through the use of a DIY prism and complimentary
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audiovisual materials, together serving as an immersive learning
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environment.</p>
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<p>After a quick research, we decided to couple Aquamarine and Liquified
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Natural Gas (LNG) which we thought would fit nicely as a first example
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of such a card.</p>
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<p>Why Aquamarine? It looks like water that has been crystallised;
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stored energy; compression; solidified; being put under pressure or
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exposed to a specific temperature so that it changes its state (from
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liquid to solid). Why LNG? It is natural gas that has been liquified;
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compressed; liquified; being put under pressure or exposed to a specific
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temperature so it changes its state (from gas to liquid); stores energy
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that can be channelled later.</p>
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<p>Then, we wrote a short poem weaving the two elements into the
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everyday narrative. Later this poem served as a script to create a voice
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narration (one-minute-long audio piece) that went into the video
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creation process. Although the final text is a slight deviation from our
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initial idea, we felt inspired by the conversation we had with Steve
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earlier that day. He talked about his childhood memories of collecting
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rocks in notebooks, perhaps similar to what geologists do when they
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document their discoveries. He also mentioned a few things about caverns
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and a mine (later turned into a museum) located near the city where he
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used to live.</p>
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<p>To visualise the card, we used a hologram video maker app. The
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process was easy and fun. All we had to do was simply find a hi-res
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image of the Aquamarine crystal on a black surface and upload it into
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the app. Lastly, we made a model of a pyramid prism so that we can
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demonstrate the prototype fully. To get the full holographic effect, we
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had to put it on top of a phone screen and play the video, which we
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uploaded on YouTube and embedded the link onto a website.</p>
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<p>We saw in this prototype a potential to provide new knowledge, create
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an engaging and fun learning experience around energy sources, and add a
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sense of magic to everyday life. By combining these different elements,
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we were hoping to create an unusual experience that can help people
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better understand and appreciate the importance of energy sources and
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sustainability. It will be interesting to see how our prototype evolves
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and what kind of impact it could have on people’s perceptions of these
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topics.</p>
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<p><img src="Aquamarine-Poem.jpg" alt="Aquamarine Poem" /> <img
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src="Diamond-holo.jpg" alt="Diamond" /> <img src="Earth-holo.jpg"
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alt="Earth" /> <img src="Jellyfish-holo.jpg" alt="Jellyfish" /> <img
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src="LNG-and-Aquamarine.jpg" alt="LNG and Aquamarine" /> <img
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src="UFO-holo.jpg" alt="UFO" /></p>
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