Tricking Google Maps
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Text: The real dynamics of this spaces could be displayed by a comparably dynamic platform, but the user conditions and the way in which the tools are actually being used lead to a more or less static display which is focused on commercial occupied locati
The real dynamics of this spaces could be displayed by a comparably dynamic platform, but the user conditions and the way in which the tools are actually being used lead to a more or less static display which is focused on commercial occupied locations as well as popular sights and attractions. The desired dynamic could be achieved if the digital representation were supplemented by individual experiences, fiction, and narrations.
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Text: The digital representations of our cities are constructed and designed by corporations which are far away from the real experiences of the people who are inhabiting the actual urban spaces. Google maps are the platform which is prevalently used nowa
The digital representations of our cities are constructed and designed by corporations which are far away from the real experiences of the people who are inhabiting the actual urban spaces. Google maps are the platform which is prevalently used nowadays to navigate through these spaces. The digital landscape in google maps is constantly being expanded by the involvement of the users. But due to the schematic form of the digital mappings reality is cropped.