| Knowledge Maps
2005
In bygone days, information was rare and its dissemination via newspapers or other printed matter a slow process. But today, with the ascent of High Tech and society’s ongoing digitization, the availability of information has increased dramatically and, with it, the necessity of learning to deal with immense quantities of data.
In order to make complex information networks more useful, scientists and developers have come up with specific forms of network analysis designed to apply scientific methods as means of precisely registering and exactly describing the complex interrelationships embedded within this information. Starting with the possibilities afforded by computer technology and adding artistic approaches to design makes it possible to structure networks and make them accessible via intuitive interfaces. Network analyses localize the strengths and weaknesses of network interrelationships and reveal hidden connections and correlations.
The “Knowledge Maps” on the 2nd Upper Level illustrate the possibilities of visualizing topographical and hypertext-based networks. Information is structured in map-like configurations, the contents of which are accessed via easy-to-grasp graphic interfaces.
Special thanks to FAS.research.
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