Visual Armenia aimed to create Brainograph, an interactive educational platform designed specifically for schools. The platform focuses on bringing history to life for both teachers and students through innovative features such as dynamic historical maps, real-time timelines, and a built-in encyclopedia. These tools enhance the learning experience, allowing users to explore historical events, periods, and geographic changes interactively.
The VECTO Digital team developed Brainograph using advanced web and geospatial technologies to ensure high interactivity and accuracy. Key features include:
- Interactive Historical Maps: These maps are visually engaging, with layers that change to show the evolution of borders, cities, and events over different periods. Integrated with Mapbox and GIS, the maps provide a detailed and interactive view of historical data.
- Real-Time Timelines: An immersive timeline feature allows students and teachers to track significant events across various eras. Users can zoom into specific years or scroll through centuries, exploring major historical milestones in a continuous, engaging format.
- Encyclopedia Module: The platform includes a comprehensive encyclopedia with detailed articles, facts, and images, making it easier for students to look up and study historical figures, places, and events.
Technologies Used:
To meet the client’s requirements, the development team used a stack that includes:
- Backend and Infrastructure: .NET for core functionality, PostgreSQL for efficient data management, and Docker and Kubernetes for deployment and scalability.
- Frontend: Vue.js and React.js for responsive and interactive user interfaces.
- Mapping and Data Processing: Mapbox, GIS tools for geographic information, Elastic Search for rapid data retrieval, and Kafka for managing event-driven features.
- Architecture: A Microservices-based architecture enables flexible updates and scalable feature expansion.
Ongoing Collaboration:
VECTO Digital continues to support Brainograph by adding new features, optimizing performance, and offering technical support. This ongoing partnership ensures the platform stays up-to-date with the latest educational tools and technologies, meeting evolving needs of our partners and the users.
Outcome:
Brainograph has brought a fresh, interactive approach to studying history in schools, making learning more engaging and accessible. This platform not only serves as an educational resource but also offers teachers and students a unique, hands-on way to explore history, encouraging a deeper understanding of past events and their impact on the present.