This
space is made of platforms that are juxtaposed together by the works created
by different participants. So, each event is authored in a single platform,
however if desired, multiple platforms can be used together for the staging
the same event. Structurally, I thought of it similar to a newspaper,
that is unfolded in different dimensions. The topology of the space doesn't
intentionally correspond to a place in real life (like a city, country,
continent... etc.) however the overall view of these platforms may resemble
a place in the end. Besides, if the author chooses to use a map, diagram,
satellite image... etc. as the ground image of the platform, then the
space becomes naturally associated with a place in the real world. But
events don't necessarily need to have geographical references. The idea
is to provide a smaller, easily editable design space for each participant
that can be connected to a larger environment. The example
environment has five platforms in which all three are related to each
other in different degrees.
The
GUI mainly lets people to provide a background image, add some smaller
images that can be placed as cut-out figures (i.e. people, objects...
etc.) on top of the platform. In addition to the visuals, participants
can provide text input that can also be placed on the platform as rectangular
blocks in a number of the colors. If desired, sound files can be attached
to the objects in the composition. In the example, I used mainly white
as the text color and also use red or yellow for emphasizing different
sections, similar to highlights, or introduction paragraphs in journal
articles.
Here,
the camera is used both as a spatial and temporal metaphor for navigating
of the environment. As each platform has a number of distributed elements
in them, by numbering each, the camera is configured to follow a timeline
for the perception of the events. As described in the figure, at a given
moment the camera shows only a certain section of the landscape. This
framing is used to construct a sequence in the events by referring either
to the spatial distance or the temporal displacement among them (i.e.
camera being at one position for 2 secs, in another for 6 secs. etc.)
. Moving from one point to the other, one can traverse the geography and/or
pass in time.
Each platform has a local conception of time, therefore different kinds of events can coexist in the larger spatial structure. Events have meanings in their local contexts but they can also become part of a larger scope when they are connected to other events in other platforms with the camera movement. Time can also be represented in the images, text or sound that constitute the content of each frame (i.e. showing the aging of a person in two different photographs, showing a causal relationship between two images... etc.)
In addition to the cinematography of the camera, the environment also has an unconstrained navigation mode, in which one can freely move in the environment to perceive the space from different perspectives.
Each platform has a local conception of time, therefore different kinds of events can coexist in the larger spatial structure. Events have meanings in their local contexts but they can also become part of a larger scope when they are connected to other events in other platforms with the camera movement. Time can also be represented in the images, text or sound that constitute the content of each frame (i.e. showing the aging of a person in two different photographs, showing a causal relationship between two images... etc.)
In addition to the cinematography of the camera, the environment also has an unconstrained navigation mode, in which one can freely move in the environment to perceive the space from different perspectives.
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