The Map is the Nettowards a geography of social relations
The Map is the Nettowards a geography of social relations
Augusto Celentano, Università Ca’ Foscari di VeneziaPiero Mussio, Università di Milano
Fabio Pittarello, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
Augusto Celentano, Università Ca’ Foscari di VeneziaPiero Mussio, Università di Milano
Fabio Pittarello, Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
Interact 2007 Workshop, Rio de Janeiro, September 10, 2007
1. Maps as an abstract representation of a real territory2. Maps become co-laboratories 3. Maps as an abstract representation of a metaphorical territory4. Seven issues + one
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Geographical MapsGeographical Maps
Abstract Representations of a real Territory
Differentabstraction techniques
Differentrepresentation codes
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A Camuni cadastral map (1500 BC)A Camuni cadastral map (1500 BC)
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A Babylonian mapA Babylonian map
Theearth
as conceivedon 600 BC
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A successful archeologist interpretationA successful archeologist interpretation
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Ptolomy Map Ptolomy Map
Theworld
as conceivedon 150 AD
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A geographerA geologist
Misunderstanding
Different interpretation in different culturesDifferent interpretation in different cultures
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Geographical maps
Reference maps
Abstract representationsof
the territory
Thematic maps
Abstract representationsof phenomena
occurring on the territory
Barbara B. Petchenik described the difference as "in place, about space."
A separation aroseA separation arose
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Demo-UTOE1
An animated interactive thematic map
Knowledge externalization and accumulation
A modern thematic mapA modern thematic map
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Demo-Ghiacciaio
A fuzzy BoundaryA fuzzy Boundary
Apply the new techniques to new kind of maps
Is it a reference or thematic map?
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Map of social phenomenaMap of social phenomena
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A different approach to privacyA different approach to privacy
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Collaboratory
Map as a wikiMap as a wiki
on glaciers
E-maps being animated and interactiveopen new possibilities.
They become boundary objectfor asynchronous
collaborationand
knowledge social accumulation
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Metaphorical mapsMetaphorical maps
Map represents a domain not related to a
real territory but modeled as a territory
Domain entitiesand
relations
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An immediate metaphorAn immediate metaphor
F. De Wit17th Century
Sky as a
Territory
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Representationof phenomenawhich develops in a 3-D space
A generalizationA generalization
Bodyas
a territory
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A map of fantasyA map of fantasy
1654 AD
Emotionsas
a territory
Map of Tenderness M. De Scudery
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FoafnautFoafnaut
Dynamic mental map
Friendshipas
a territory
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A metaphpricalmap on the webA metaphpricalmap on the web
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The internet trend map The internet trend map
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World map of dominant social networkWorld map of dominant social network
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Where does your map fit?
Map of MapsMap of Maps
Thematic maps Metaphorical
Sky
Tenderness
Body
Glacier
Criminal events
Sex offender
On line communities
Reference maps
Camuni
Babylon
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Seven issues in shape of questionsSeven issues in shape of questions
• Which are the most useful social parameters that a map representation can efficiently communicate to the users?
• How can individual parameters be integrated and interpolated to visualize a (possibly evolving) social ‘mood’ of the network?
• Can the map facilitate the human use of the net?• Which is the role of thematic versus metaphorical maps in
dealing with people physical and emotional neighborhood? • How can novel visualization and interaction techniques improve
the user perception of the social environment?• How is the development of context-aware and ubiquitous
systems contributing to improve the map based interaction to discover and access social services?
• Which are the privacy concerns related to the representation of the social environment?