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These stories make me hope that some code-savvy historians will one day create a visualization of famous battles using d3.js or something similar to what went i
by kmfrk 14y ago
These stories make me hope that some code-savvy historians will one day create a visualization of famous battles using d3.js or something similar to what went into Snow Fall.
It'd be a fascinating way to teach history, and it'll work perfectly on tablets.
- Detrus 14y agoHard to search for snow fall visualization. Do you have a link? Also these battles were visualized a million times by the Total War series. Although far from realistically with questionable educational potential. But that's largely a limitation of computer speeds. Still, more interesting than looking at charts.
- kmfrk 14y agoI was referring to the popular-by-name-but-not-readership Snow Fall feature by the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/ http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/.
- derekp7 14y agoI've seen that on some History channel programs recently. Had to look twice to make sure it was computer animated, not a filmed scene. Can't remember the exact program series though.
- Detrus 14y agoYou mean Decisive Battles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMZHovydSFQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMZHovydSFQ ? I think he's talking about charts, d3.js. The show is made with a real time video game from 2002/4.
- kmfrk 14y agoAh yes, I recall watching that, too. It was one of the Total War games.