Archive for fevereiro, 2010

Visualization of cultural data sets

We believe that a systematic use of large-scale computational analysis and interactive visualization of cultural data sets and data streams will become a major trend in cultural criticism and culture industries in the coming decades. What will happen when humanists start using interactive visualizations as a standard tool in their work, the way many scientists [...]

Subway Maps

… think about subway maps, which are abstracted from the complex shape of the city and are focused on the rider’s goal: to get from one place to the next. Limiting the detail of each shape, turn, and geographical formation reduces this complex data set to answering the rider’s question: “How do I get from [...]