Creating Deep Maps and Spatial Narratives through Design

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...

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Published inInternational journal of humanities and arts computing Vol. 7; no. 1-2; pp. 176 - 189
Main Authors Ridge, Mia, Lafreniere, Don, Nesbit, Scott
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published UK Edinburgh University Press 01.10.2013
Subjects
Historical Studies
deep mapping
user experience design
prototyping
deep maps
digital humanities
historical GIS
spatial history
Spatial humanities
interdisciplinary scholarship
spatial narratives
interface design
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1753-8548
1755-1706
DOI:10.3366/ijhac.2013.0088