Concepts /

DynamicGlobes /

Can we design

the ultimate interface?

This project proposes a globe that receives input from society and displays this information on its surface at specific coordinates.

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The globe can display background information on purchased products:

where the different parts / materials come from, where they got assembled, etc.

The exact position of your DHL postorder package can be displayed

A hot air balloon icon, in an attempt to go around the world is displayed according to its exact GPS coordinates.

Sattelite pictures display cloudformations or hurricanes.

both historical as contemporary versions of political, demographical and economical maps

can be displayed on demand

Sailboat icons are displayed according to their current position in their race around the world.

Travelling relatives or friends can be located through a signal sent by their mobile phones.

On special memorial days, small references to this day or indications

on how it’s remembered / celebrated in differerent parts of the world, appear on the globe

News bulletins, documentaries and other infographical videos can be screened

within their geographical context

Converted sattelite images mark and display polluted areas

The globe can function as a geographical visualiser of theories described in books

Diagrams can be shown as 3d attachments to newsbulletins or documentaries

Diagrams can be displayed in their geographical context,

The globe can display the different timezones and indicate nightfall by fading to black.

Sattelite images, displayed on the globe, show the world at night

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Globes of today show a snapshot of reality, globes of tomorrow can provide us with a digital representation of our planet as an ever evolving organism. Displaying information in its geographical context can give us, the inhabitants of this planet, a better insight and general overview on how things evolved, are evolving and will evolve in the future.

By using the globe as a navigation tool the user will get familiar to its overall  appearence, the shape of its continents, the location of its countries, capitals, global urban centers and widespread deserts.

By linking events to their geographical position it will become easier for people to see the bigger picture, to understand how things are connected and maybe to predict what will come next.

Living in a global village demands a certain insight and understanding from its citizens. This tool can help providing this.

Credits

Concept & graphics

Brussels - 2005

Thomas Lommée