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Making Complex History Explorable: The Art of Digital Interpretation

Pattern in Practice: How we structured layered historical archives and GIS mapping for the Manitoba Oil Museum without flattening the story Some histories do not fit neatly into a timeline. They live in maps.In photographs.Handwritten notes.Industry records.Family stories.Community memory.In the tension between economic opportunity, land use, regulation, and lived experience. That was the challenge behind the Manitoba Oil Museum and Interpretive Centre. MOMIC tells the story of oil extraction in Manitoba, especially in the southwest corner of the province, where oil has shaped communities, work, land, and identity for generations. Manitoba’s oil history… Read More

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The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame’s move from Bell MTS Place to the Bell MTS Iceplex was accompanied by a redesign of the Hall’s exhibit and content. All aspects of the Hall experience were designed and produced by Pattern, including the addition of a large interactive touchscreen that invites visitors to explore Hall Honourees from the past to present day, via stories, photos and videos. Read More