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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NAVIGATE COGSPACE

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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