Visual Search Mapping : LivePlasma
Physically Large Displays Improve Performance on Spatial Tasks ( PDF) - View as HTML
Mapping space, conflict and identity : Alternative education and art examples from Israel-Palestine "As a way of looking at how ordinary people deal with conflict, we may take into consideration the concepts of ‘map’ and ‘territory’ to distinguish between the drawings and representations we make, i.e. maps, opposed to the actual territories of affiliation (Cohen, 2005)."
Muslims in Europe : Interactive map shows the distribution and ethnic backgrounds of the 20 million Muslim population across the continent, featuring extra detail on the UK communities.
External blog posts come with a map location of where you posted from in Second Life : http://my.bloghud.com/linapussycat/ , along with RSS feeds to subscribe to for your favourite people or places.
institute of international visual arts : http://www.iniva.org/index features artists and thinkers who explore the creative possibilities provided by the constant interaction of cultures in the contemporary world. News Area
What Else is here? : http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/exploremaps_lesson3.htm 'Cartography blends science and art. A beautiful map may become popular, even though it may be less accurate than a plainer version.'
Life Size Labyrinths : http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/lifesize.htm
2007 promises heaven for gadget freaks
Interesting search : http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22maps%20without%20borders%22&btnG=Search
Hex could be the perfect abstract board game. It has the simplest rules : http://members.optusnet.com.au/cameronb/games/hex/hex-1.htm of almost any known game, yet is remarkably difficult to play well.
"Without knowledge of history, the way things are now seems inevitable." - Walter J. Ong, Orality & Literacy
"If you don't have a solid example then your theory is not a good theory." - Rodney Brooks
“One of my basic feelings is that the mind, and the heart alike . . . must be dedicated to the glory, the magic, and the mystery of light.” - Clarence John Laughlin, 1905 - 1985
"Compromise is always only a momentary lull in the fight between the two principles, not the result of logical thinking-out of the problem." - Ludwig von Mises, Socialism, p245
"People may say you are going the wrong way, when it is simply a path of your own." - Anon.
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
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