ABSTRACT
The objects move and change their morphology and configuration over time. Humanists are also turning to the Topographic Revolution because it offers access to a novel form of analysis: experimentation. Scholars in disciplines such as history, literature, and philosophy have typically trafficked in hermeneutic. 3D signs can refer to concrete objects situated in the everyday world, everything from a humble spoon to a grand object such as the Roman Pantheon. Scholars are beginning to question that assumption, in part because they literally see that visual and multi-modal forms of communication can deliver content more efficiently than messages presented in text. Some scholars are already beginning to meet these challenges in the context of single applications such as game engines and Geographic Information Systems software. In any given space, there are two fundamental challenges associated with constructing a linear narrative: defining a pathway of movement for the narrative and providing mechanisms to annotate text, 2D, and audio content to the narrative.
