collage mapping

language archipelago at night:



satellite imagery of the world at night reveals the relative industrial development of an area. it also reveals population hubs, transportation systems, etc. internet development parallels industrial development, which explains the concentration of light at the center of the language archipelago.


the world at night...without the language archipelago:

mapimation final

animations:


fixed camera / axon


moving camera / perspective

stills:


axon


perspective

animations:


internet hops



quicktime VR



powerpoint:

mapimation 1.7 - legend?

a sufficient legend?

mapimation 1.6

here is the lastest. this represents the first portion of the animation. more to come later.


quicktime movie


keyframe01


keyframe02


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mapimation 1.5

here are a couple stills of the internet hops:

mapimation 1.4

in order to map the 3d language archipelago more readable/understandable, i placed each country as a 2d surface in the place of each of the spheres from the last draft. below is a quick animation fly-by followed by rendered frames.


click above to see the animation




plan


keyframe01

keyframe02

keyframe03



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