Below you can enter you del.icio.us user name to find stories that are relevant to what you've been tagging recently, or you can choose from the categories in the drop down boxes or simply click "Launch" to view all the recent stories from the BBC.
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Enter your del.icio.us user name to find stories relevant to your tags.
Because this application runs in a 3D space, you will need to download a 3D browser.
This is a link to the .exe file.
For more download options click here
It is provided by Bitmanagement Software GmbH and be sure to read the Terms and Conditions on their website.
Anomalous applies traditional elements of time and space to an abstract concept that we interact with every day, our news and information. It is an experimental project that looks at more representational, and spatially enhanced ways of receiving our everyday news.
Using several aspects of the data in conjunction with the parameters of the user, it displays stories from the BBC represented in a way that can be viewed on many levels.
It transforms the one dimensional information into a cosmos of representational features. Using parameters of the stories including time of release and the stories age, each one is given strengths, colours and locations within the space.
Screenshots
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Del.icio.us Profiles
There is a new addition to the project which aims to implement the personal relevance of stories to the user. By using the users del.icio.us user name, stories are scanned for keywords that the user has used for tags recently. This means that the more relevant stories will stand out. This can be used at the same time the categories.
