Assisted by:

Drew Baker [ VRML programming ] : David Steele [ Java programming ]

Requirements:

PC or Mac system, Internet Browser with Cortona VRML and Flash 6+ plugins, colour display with ≥1024x768 resolution, hi-specification graphics card [in Cortona use DirectX renderer for best visuals].

Synopsis:

Data_cosm is an examination of the chronological archives generated by news media and of the dynamic information structures that mediate this process. Each day, the artwork deconstructs and reassembles the BBC's Internet news service into a continuously evolving 3D realm populated with multiple viewpoints.

Commissioned for:

Net:Reality

Supported by:

Arts Council England
King’s Visualisation Lab, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King’s College London