Monthly Archives: April 2011

Biomapping

Natalie Dixon | 29 April 2011, 2:24 pm | 1 comment | tags: , , , ,

In my last blog post I explored the notion that information visualization is not merely a tool, or art, or an agent of clarity but also has the capacity to generate emotion in users and arguably, become a player in our emotional processing. However, as our information visualization project develops I realize the bigger challenge is not just how to inspire emotion but how to effectively visualize it. Food (one of the variables in our project) is a highly charged, emotive and textured subject and it deserves to be visualized in all its layers and complexity. This lead me to wonder if visualizing emotional content or emotional intensity is perhaps one of the biggest challenges information visualization faces? And have any projects successfully done this?


History of electro, metal and jazz through visualization

Megan Adams | 29 April 2011, 1:52 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

This idea of mapping music visualizations as a means of discovery is something that I have previously touched on.  In looking at examples of music visualizations that have bore applications, something that I find particularly interesting is that some of the least mainstream genres of music have quite extensive applications built around them.  As experimentation with music evolves so…


Scientific Visualization: how to let the brain understand that it sees itself?

Jorien De Wandeler | 29 April 2011, 9:24 am | tags: , , , ,

Abstract:
Scientific visualizations are part of the branch of data visualization. They primarily show 3D models of natural phenomena. Scientific visualizations are under-represented compared to information visualization (the other part of data visualization). Time to take a closer look at the way in which scientific information is, and should, be visualized and what that learns us about information visualization.

Scientific…


The Yoza Project : Cellphones and ‘mlearning’ in South-Africa.

Elias van Hees | 29 April 2011, 12:50 am Comments Off | tags: , ,

Storytelling is the conveying of narratives, an idea as old as human history itself. The origins of narration are difficult to grasp, and because this phenomenon plays such a prominent role in most of our lives, no one is able to imagine a life without it. Storytelling is an essential condition in order to communicate.

Basically, what the media does…


Thoughts on the Contemporary Gaming Landscape

Laurent Hubeek | 27 April 2011, 5:20 pm | tags: , , , , , , , ,

This post is a bit of an experiment. Basically, it’s a summary of what I would like to write my thesis about. In the spirit of open collaboration, I’d like to know what you think of this idea. Obviously, it needs to be fleshed out further and could use more examples, but I’m hoping the gist of it is clear. I’m already aware of a couple of gaps or possible retorts, but I’d like to see what some fresh eyes can come up with. So, in advance, thanks for reading and any and all comments would be very much appreciated.


Visualising music: the problems with genre classification

Janice Wong | 26 April 2011, 11:57 pm | tags: , , ,

Want to listen to new music but sick of staring at your old MP3 collection?

Streaming applications like Spotify, Last.fm and Pandora (US only) recommend related artists.

Sites like The Hype Machine and Elbows aggregate music blogs for instant internet radio streaming.

More importantly, websites such as Musicovery (the original interface) and TuneGlue…


Politwittic

Jorien De Wandeler | 26 April 2011, 10:31 pm | tags: , ,

Politics in the age of new media have different characteristics than the politics before the year 2000. Since its launch, the World Wide Web revealed itself as a powerful tool to reach a large part of the (wealthy) population. The Pew Institute reported that more than 55 percent of the adult population in the United States got their news and…


Visualizing Academic Interest

Xander Stolwijk | 25 April 2011, 11:03 am | 1 comment | tags: ,

The internet has been heralded and praised for bringing democracy. It is stated since the advent of the internet that knowledge is no longer bound to limitations, as it goes freely over the web disseminating to all possible directions. It is what we can learn from each other where we all supposedly benefit from. It’s the so called ‘wisdom…


The HK iPhone 4 hunt

Jidi Guo | 24 April 2011, 7:13 pm | 5 comments | tags: , , ,

Arriving in Hong Kong felt a little weird for me, as frequent mainland visitor with Chinese origin. It was a like coming home, but this time home was a bit off. Now after a couple of days I realize that Hong Kong is in many ways like a European city, only with loads of Chinese people, and smellier…


Adding street credibility to Google’s Street View

Emina Sendijarevic | 22 April 2011, 9:17 am | tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Google’s Street View is immensely popular, but where does the idea of seeing locations on street level come from? And how can it be used to enable users to gain insight in their local environment? Put differently, how can Google’s Street View gain street credibility*?

Google’s Street View offers the possibility to view locations as if you’re walking through them.…