This project seeks to combine technologies for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), digital humanities, and 3D web apps -- exploring the relationships between physical landscapes and cultural discourse, especially folklore. In other words, how do stories about a place influence our experience of that physical space?
We will endeavor to integrate a folklore corpus with a 3D map of the landscape. Our explorations will begin with the landscape and stories of Hawai'i, though we also hope to discover ways of working that can be used for other humanistic GIS projects. Reach out to Caleb Winebrenner for more information or to get involved winebren@usc.edu