Database and Narratological Representation of Australian Aboriginal Knowledge as Information Visualisation using a Game Engine.

Author

Pumpa, Malcolm ; Wyeld, Theodor G.

Author_Institution

Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, Qld.

fYear

2006

fDate

5-7 July 2006

Firstpage

237

Lastpage

244

Abstract

Current database technologies do not support contextualised representations of multi-dimensional narratives. This paper outlines a new approach to this problem using a multi-dimensional database served in a 3D game environment. Preliminary results indicate it is a particularly efficient method for the types of contextualised narratives used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to tell their stories about their traditional landscapes and knowledge practices. We discuss the development of a tool that complements rather than supplants direct experience of these traditional knowledge practices

Keywords

computer games; data visualisation; database management systems; humanities; 3D game environment; Australian Aboriginal knowledge; contextualised representation; database representation; game engine; information visualization; multidimensional database; multidimensional narratives; narratological representation; Acceleration; Australia; Cultural differences; Cyclic redundancy check; Engines; Graphics; Spatial databases; Torque; Visual databases; Visualization; Aboriginal Knowledge Domain; Narrative as Metadata; Torque Game Engine as Information Interface.;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Visualization, 2006. IV 2006. Tenth International Conference on

Conference_Location

London, England

ISSN

1550-6037

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2602-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IV.2006.39

Filename

1648267