GINGA
is a huge collection of digital information.
Although
it has no definite size or form, GINGA is transformed into visible “Worlds”
according
to each World's system of classification and representation of data.
In
addition, customized configuration of each avatar can affect
the
representation of the World.
The
images currently visible are only partial simulations of what a whole World
would be.
Nebula
Information
is distributed in the Nebula according to its data identifier such as its
URL or IP address.
Spreading
over the entire World, smaller Nebulae are formed among those who
have common URLs.
These
formations do not reflect geographical locations in the real world,
but correspond to
topological
relationships in cyberspace.
This
is a direct representation of the World Wide Web into an information-scape
and is the
default
condition of GINGA.
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Ring
Information
is assembled on the rotating Rings.
The
Rings are grouped according to type of information and update cycle.
The
diameter of each Ring is determined by that information's frequency of
update,
and
its width by the volume of the same information.
News,
sports, weather, hit-charts, business and finance can be most conveniently
found here.
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Network
Linkage
of information is emphasized in the Network.
Network
nodes serve as sites of intersection for multiple subjects.
The
size of the connecting paths reflect the amount of transmitted bits or
bandwidth between nodes.
You
can trace the network from node to node for further investigation.
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Forest
Groups
of a tree directory systems are represented in the Forest.
Sharp
pointed trees contain nested pyramids of directories.
The
height of each tree corresponds to the number of levels of hierarchy from
the
subject to the broadest category,
For
example, in the Yahoo! search engine, “Louis Kahn” (<Masters<Architect<Architecture
<Design
Arts<Arts) exists at the 6th level of the "Arts" tree.
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Strata
Information
accumulates in chronological order in the Strata.
Each
fibrous segment within a Strata contains Strata of the next smaller period
of time.
As
you click on a Strata of “2001”, another Strata of “January”or “20th”
comes up.
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Text
The
Text is an exclusive archive for text information.
As
Jorge Luis Borges noted in “The Library of Babel”, it contains an infinite
number of
infinitely
thin leaves of text.
In
this World, the specific arrangement of leaves can be adjusted according
to the needs of the user.
As
your avatar dives into planes of Platonic text, the essentials of Western
philosophy are
assembled
by your editor.
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Image
The
Image is a World of pictures, maps, photos, movies and other visual information.
Images
float randomly making a phantasmagoric “final theater” or “labyrinth
of memory”.
The
floating image is the first of related images which can be accessed as
you enter the image.
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Polyphony
World
wide sound information is represented in the Polyphony.
Digital
sound data is transformed into notes of visible bits.
These
bits spiral around a vast number of light columns which correspond to a
type of
music,
musician or musical instrument.
Moving
through this World, avatars pass by audible columns of sound.
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Cemetery
The
Cemetery is a cyber-necropolis for unused or dead avatars.
When
a user dies, his/her avatars are usually buried here (with or without
the memory of its life.)
If
past information becomes necessary for some reason, the memories of dead
avatars
can
be communicated with.
It
is also possible to transfer your avatars or their memories to your children
or friends.
Dead
avatars are translucent.
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