CogSpace is a navigable 3D conceptual model of the knowledge domains and sub-domains of Cognitive Science and Consciousness Studies distributed by collective consensus within a semantic-color-space matrix.
The six primary
academic domains of Cognitive Science (namely: Psychology, Anthropology,
Neuroscience, Computer Science, Philosophy, and Linguistics) are placed
upon the polar axis (x+, x-, y+, y-, z+, z-) of the Cartesian coordinate
system. Many other research areas and knowledge sub-domains (such as
Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Semantics, Language Processing, Psychophysics,
Sociolinguistics, Game Theory, Symbolic Systems, and Human-Computer Interaction,
etc.) are placed at appropriate coordinates according to relative gradient
associations to the six primary domains. All nodes within the conceptual
space are prescribed with unique red, green, and blue color properties
that are proportionally relative to each node's spacial coordinates (r+,
r-, g+, g-, b+, b-). This represents perfect correlation between semantic
context, spacial position, and color value ... delivering a type of synesthetic
representation of the entire model.
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INSTRUCTIONS: Click
and drag mouse over model to adjust orientation. Press the "~" key
to see more options. "1" toggles HUD information. "2" toggles
navigation modes. "3" toggles label display. "4" toggles
blur. "5" toggles
glow. "6" toggles node visibility. "7" toggles axis
visibility. "8" toggles
frame visibility. "0" resets application. "A / Z" adjusts focal
perspective. "[ / ]" adjusts magnitude.
CogSpace will be exhibited at the "Exploring
Consciousness with Art, Technology, Media, and Design" at the Asian
Consciousness Festival in
Hong Kong in June 2009.
CogSpace is being developed by Michael
Gaio with Flash ActionScript
3.0.
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