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Connecting the Dots: Art, Culture, Science, and Technology

Connecting the Dots: Art, Culture, Science, and Technology

Jing Zhou
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466681422|ISBN10: 146668142X|EISBN13: 9781466681439
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8142-2.ch011
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Zhou, Jing. "Connecting the Dots: Art, Culture, Science, and Technology." Handbook of Research on Maximizing Cognitive Learning through Knowledge Visualization, edited by Anna Ursyn, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 345-357. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8142-2.ch011

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Zhou, J. (2015). Connecting the Dots: Art, Culture, Science, and Technology. In A. Ursyn (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Maximizing Cognitive Learning through Knowledge Visualization (pp. 345-357). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8142-2.ch011

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Zhou, Jing. "Connecting the Dots: Art, Culture, Science, and Technology." In Handbook of Research on Maximizing Cognitive Learning through Knowledge Visualization, edited by Anna Ursyn, 345-357. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8142-2.ch011

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Abstract

This chapter presents the motivation, background, and implementation of Living Mandala: The Cosmic of Being1, an interactive graphics installation that combines real-time data, multi-cultural mandalas, scientific imagery, and cosmological symbols. Built with an open source programming language and environment, this living contemporary symbol is an exploration into uncharted territories of the human soul sculpted by our present time. Its interactive revolving graphical system visualizes our perceptions of life (microcosm) and the universe (macrocosm), our connections to ancient mythology, cosmology, and cultural heritage, and the relationships among humankind, science, technology, and nature in a globalized society. Merging rich historical, cultural, and scientific imagery and symbols with real-time data and relaxing sound, this living organism alters every moment responding to the movement, color, light, sound, and temperature of its surroundings.2

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