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O potrzebie wizualizacji wiedzy w naukach o kulturze
The Need for Visualization of Knowledge in the Culture Studies

Author(s): Andrzej Radomski
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: culture studies; digital humanities; writing; image; visualization; digitalization; big data; digital stories; informationalism

Summary/Abstract: The language was until recently the focus of science and philosophy. In the world of the early twenty-first century, informationalism, called for the return of the pictures. The information society produces huge quantities of images, videos, animations and digital texts. These new data sets referred to as big data. Their study new methods are needed. Old, adapted to the inter¬pretation of texts, in fact turn out to be unreliable. Thus was born the digital humanities, which offers new tools for processing and interpretation of big data. The basic method is visualization. Visualization comes in several varieties. Most forms of infographics, three-dimensional ani¬mation and digital video. Results of the study also begins to present through images. Since the beginning of scientific practice, the primary means of communicating the results of the cognition was writing. Under the influence of new technologies ICT researchers are increasingly communicating their research in visual form—from presentations, web pages, and up to special applications, enabling the creation of multimedia materials. All of them are called digital stories, namely digital storytelling.

  • Issue Year: 5/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-17
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish