Human Environments Analysis Lab (HEAL)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2013
Journal
International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing
Volume
7
Issue
1-2
First Page
176
Last Page
189
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2013.0088
Abstract
An interdisciplinary team of researchers were challenged to create a model of a deep map during a three-day charette at the NEH Institute on Spatial Narratives and Deep Maps. Through a reflexive process of ingesting data, probing for fruitful research questions, and considering how a deep map might be used by different audiences, we created a wireframe model of a deep map and explored how it related to spatial narratives. We explored the tension between interfaces for exploratory and structured views of data and sources, and devised a model for the intersections between spatial narratives and deep maps. The process of creating wireframes and prototype screens—and more importantly, the discussions and debates they initiated—helped us understand the complex requirements for deep maps and showed how a deep map can support a humanistic interpretation of the role of space in historical processes.
Notes
This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Edinburgh University Press in International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing. The Version of Record is available online at:https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2013.0088