INFORMATION SPACES



SIAL Team:
    Mark Burry
    Lawrence Harvey
    Gregory More




A survey of SIAL research into realtime information visualisation and sonofication.

ARC DISCOVERY GRANT - Complex Systems 2003-2005
Sharing Complex Systems information by challenging the orthodoxies of linear presentation.

Awarded to SIAL and Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) to examine the role of nonlinear presentations in aiding our understanding of complex system information. Chief investigators Mark Burry (SIAL) and Lin Padgham (CSIT) will direct research into the application of realtime visualisation and audio mapping of information, with integrated intelligent agent support.

Contacts:
Mark Burry (SIAL)
Lin Padgham (CSIT)


PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENTS
This research examines the multidimensional potentials of digital spaces (spatial dimensions, sound, time, n-dimensional mappings, hyperlinks) to present and navigate information rich databases. Through prototype development this research utilises realtime graphics engines and realtime sound synthesis to create information environments. Of particular interest is the role of audio in defining these environments, using sonic attributes for both thematic and navigational concerns.



Contacts:
Gregory More (SIAL)
Lawrence Harvey (SIAL)

Associated papers:

Nonlinear Sound Strategies within Spatial Design. (Burry, Harvey, Moloney, More) Forthcoming, DAC 2003, Melbourne.

Understanding Spatial Information with Integrated 3D Visual and Aural Design Applications. (More, Harvey, Burry), ACADIA 2002, Palmona, CA, USA.


GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
SIAL and Geospatial Science have been exploring the digital synthesis of geographical datasets with a variety of associated datasets to provide new ways of understanding and navigating city information. The purpose of this research is to make GIS more accessible and user interactive through realtime visualization and sonofication. The City of Melbourne is used as a case study focusing upon different types of data including: socio-economic, transportation, photographic, and audio samples.

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Contacts:
Gregory More (SIAL)
Chris Pettit (Geospatial)

Associated papers:

Synthesizing Spatial, Visual and Acoustic City information for improved Understanding and Navigation. (Pettit, More, Cartwright, Burry), Forthcoming GEOCART 2003, Taupo, New Zealand.