Start Seeing and Playing with Open Data - Hello Culture 2014

START SEEING AND PLAYING WITH DATA

Jason DaPonte

July 2014

http://www.entertheswarm.com

@entertheswarm

QUICK CASE STUDIES

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

Protagonist

The Other Way Works

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07786 702 362

QUICK CASE STUDIES

Finding Connections and Insights

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

Mining the Archive

GRAIN Photo Hub (Library of Birmingham)University of Birminghamfunded through CATH

Also see:

GhostRockets.se

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07786 702 362

QUICK CASE STUDIES

Data Creating Engagement

Finding Connections and Insights

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

http://[email protected]

07786 702 362

QUICK CASE STUDIES

Using Data to Make MORE Data and new work

Data Creating Engagement

Finding Connections and Insights

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

http://[email protected]

07786 702 362

HAVE A PLAY

What are the pros and cons of:

http://cesar-2014.canal-plus.pro/

http://datashine.org.uk/

http://www.betterworldflux.com/

Find 3 examples to show:

https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery

http://www-958.ibm.com/software/analytics/manyeyes

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07786 702 362

MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU

Using Data to Make MORE Data and new work

Data Creating Engagement

Finding Connections and Insights

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

http://[email protected]

07786 702 362

MAKE DATA WORK FOR YOU

1) Choose a purpose:

Using Data to Make MORE Data and new work

Data Creating Engagement

Finding Connections and Insights

Aggregating open data (for entertainment)

3) What are you data needs?

- Do you have the rights to use it?- Is it interoperable?- Do you need to create data?

2) What story do you want to tell?

- What do you have?- What do you need to create?

4) What visual metaphors can you use?

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07786 702 362