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Information Visualization
Edited by Isabel Meirelles, Marian Dörk and Yanni Loukissas
[Information Design Journal 27:1] 2022
► pp. 5–20

A dynamic topography for visualizing time and space in fictional literary texts

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| University College London
This paper presents research on creating interactive prototypes for visualizing temporal spatial relationships in fictional literary texts. Developed within the context of the Chronotopic Cartographies project, a practice-led inquiry yielded dynamic visualizations from literary texts, the research explores the development and application of interactive three-dimensional environments illustrating the ‘chronotopic’, time-space relationships across a series of fictional literary texts. Expert feedback highlights the potential of the interaction model as a useful visual paradigm for supporting methods of reflective inquiry hypothesis making. The work also represents a potential model for creating interactive temporal visualizations which support hypothesis making across a broader sphere of the humanities.
Keywords: data visualization, text, digital humanities, literature, prototyping, three-dimensional, temporal, spatial, literary, experimental
Article outline
  • Overview
    • Background
    • Aims
  • Approach
  • Data
    • Literary time-space (chronotope)
    • XML source
  • Visualization
    • Aesthetic approach
    • Space: Horizontal ground
    • Time: Vertical terrain
    • Additional features
  • Outcomes
    • Horizontal network
    • Vertical forms
    • Movement
  • Evaluation
    • Visualization of movement and flow
    • Immersive, explorable landscape
  • Reflections and future work
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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Published online: 7 November 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.22010.ric
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