Database and Narratological Representation of Australian Aboriginal Knowledge as Information Visualisation using a Game Engine

Current database technologies do not support contextualised representations of multi-dimensional narratives. This paper outlines a new approach to this problem using a multi-dimensional database served in a 3D game environment. Preliminary results indicate it is a particularly efficient method for the types of contextualised narratives used by Australian Aboriginal peoples to tell their stories about their traditional landscapes and knowledge practices. We discuss the development of a tool that complements rather than supplants direct experience of these traditional knowledge practices.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: IV
• Authors: Malcolm Pumpa, Theodor G. Wyeld
• Keywords: Information Technology, IV 2006, Knowledge Practices, Multi-dimensional Narratives, Traditional Knowledge Practices