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# Line 56  Background Line 56  Background
56  The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly GZigZag and Gzz)  The work leading to the current Fenfire project (formerly GZigZag and Gzz)
57  was started in 1999.  was started in 1999.
58    
59    origins of the Xanalogical model?
60    
61    
62  - previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic of the  - previous activity pertaining to the scope of the topic of the
63    research (list of the research team's five most important    research (list of the research team's five most important
64    publications in terms of the topic)    publications in terms of the topic)
# Line 101  Objectives and methods Line 104  Objectives and methods
104    quality subsystems.    quality subsystems.
105        
106    Goals:    Goals:
107    
108          1) Interactive hyperstructure: the user is able to connect any two "data items"          1) Interactive hyperstructure: the user is able to connect any two "data items"
109          which will then be "near" each other in hyperspace, easily visible and          which will then be "near" each other in hyperspace, easily visible and
110          accessible from one to the other.          accessible from one to the other.
# Line 122  Objectives and methods Line 126  Objectives and methods
126        
127    Our main areas (all strongly interrelated)    Our main areas (all strongly interrelated)
128          User interfaces          User interfaces
129    
130                  Research on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural                  Research on the new possibilities that a more hyperstructural
131                  approach to information opens to user interfaces. Many more                  approach to information opens to user interfaces. Many more
132                  things can be done                  things can be done
133    
134          Structure          Structure
135                  -Implementing Ted Nelson's ideas  (Xanalogical hypertext storage model)  
136                  -Resource Description Framework (Semantic web techologies)                  - Implementing Ted Nelson's ideas  (Xanalogical hypertext storage model)
137                    - Resource Description Framework (Semantic web techologies)
138    
139          Storage          Storage
140                  -Ability to search for Xu links outside local context  
141                  -P2P storage of data in eternal blocks                  - Ability to search for Xu links outside local context
142                  of data identified by hashes                  - P2P storage of data in eternal blocks
143                  -Location-independent, unique identifiers for every piece of data                    of data identified by hashes
144                    - Location-independent, unique identifiers for every piece of data
145    
146          Controllers          Controllers
147    
148                  New ways to navigate/control information flow in the screen                  New ways to navigate/control information flow in the screen
149                    
150    
# Line 155  Objectives and methods Line 166  Objectives and methods
166    
167  - objectives in researcher training  - objectives in researcher training
168    
169    -foundations for performing high quality research work    - foundations for performing high quality research work
170    -team work in reserch group    - team work in reserch group
171    -improve communication/presentation skills      - improve communication/presentation skills  
172    
173  - ethical questions or data protection problems of the research  - ethical questions or data protection problems of the research
174        
175    All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS    All source code is available from the nongnu.org's CVS
176        
177    Free software.    Free software.
178    
179      - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.      - mostly LGPL, most valuable innovations GPL.
180      - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide      - if we ever acquire patents, we shall make a worldwide
181        irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software        irrevocable license grant for use in GPL software
182    
183          - we are funded by companies who will either own          - we are funded by companies who will either own
184            or license these patents; we have an understanding            or license these patents; we have an understanding
185            that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not            that they will grant the GPL rights: this does not
# Line 179  Performers of the research and resources Line 192  Performers of the research and resources
192  - composition of the research team and its division of labour, as well  - composition of the research team and its division of labour, as well
193    as possible division of the research among different sites of work    as possible division of the research among different sites of work
194        
195    Dr. Tuomas Lukka (Team leader, Hki/Jkl()      - Dr. Tuomas Lukka (Team leader, Hki/Jkl()
196    Professor Pertti Saariluoma (Consultant, Jkl)      - Professor Pertti Saariluoma (Consultant, Jkl)
197    Janne Kujala (Researcher, Jkl)      - Janne Kujala (Researcher, Jkl)
198    Hermanni Hyytiälä (Researcher, Jkl)      - Hermanni Hyytiälä (Researcher, Jkl)
199    Marketta Niemelä (Researcher, Jkl) ?      - Marketta Niemelä (Researcher, Jkl) ?
200    Asko Soukka (undergraduate student, Jkl)      - Asko Soukka (undergraduate student, Jkl)
201    Tuukka Hastrup (undergraduate student, Jkl)      - Tuukka Hastrup (undergraduate student, Jkl)
202    Matti Katila (undergraduate student, Jkl)      - Matti Katila (undergraduate student, Jkl)
203    Benjamin Fallenstein (undergraduate student ?, Jkl)      - Benjamin Fallenstein (undergraduate student ?, Jkl)
204        
205  - links of the project with other research carried out by the  - links of the project with other research carried out by the
206    researchers on the team    researchers on the team
# Line 233  Results Line 246  Results
246    
247  - research results to be expected and their significance  - research results to be expected and their significance
248    
249    The Fenfire system (distributed hypermedia system)    The Fenfire system (distributed hypermedia system)  
250        
251    New techologies invented:  New techologies invented:
252        
253          - paper          - paper
254                   -procedural background textures for  
255                    bestowing identity to virtual objects                   - procedural background textures for
256                       bestowing identity to virtual objects
257    
258          - fillets          - fillets
259                   -drawing connections between things in a perceptually  
260                    motivated way -> far quicker perception                   - drawing connections between things in a perceptually
261                   -Loom: Focus&Context RDF data browser                     motivated way -> far quicker perception
262                     - Loom: Focus&Context RDF data browser
263                                        
264          - buoys  - show connected documents / ideas floating          - buoys
265                    in the margin            
266                    -FenPDF:a prototype for browsing and collaborative                   - show connected documents / ideas floating
267                    annotation of PDF documents                                 in the margin                  
268                    -PP ?                     -FenPDF:a prototype for browsing and collaborative
269                       annotation of PDF documents            
270                     - PP ?
271          - nadir          - nadir
272                   -a natural layout for multiple pieces of data  
273                    by small rotations                   - a natural layout for multiple pieces of data
274                       by small rotations
275    
276          - vobs          - vobs
277                   -rapid prototyping of radically different  
278                    user interfaces, with animation                   - rapid prototyping of radically different
279                       user interfaces, with animation
280    
281          - storm          - storm
282                   -Saving data in permanent blocks, requiring  
283                    less bandwidth, allowing access to earlier                   - Saving data in permanent blocks, requiring
284                    versions.                     less bandwidth, allowing access to earlier
285                   -Distributed storage framework                     versions.
286                     - Distributed storage framework
287    
288          - urn-5          - urn-5
289                    registered URI scheme to our project  
290                     - registered URI scheme to our project
291        
292    Used techologies, our implementations:  Used techologies, our implementations:
293          -RDF structure  
294          -Xanadu hypertext storage model          - RDF structure
295          -fisheye          - Xanadu hypertext storage model
296          -OpenGL          - fisheye
297            - OpenGL
298                    
299    Results  Results
300          -Object/document identify in user interfaces  
301          -P2P networking          - Object/document identify in user interfaces
302          -Interactive creation of hyperstructure          - P2P networking
303          -Bidirectional linking in hyperspace          - Interactive creation of hyperstructure
304          -Xanalogical hypertext model          - Bidirectional linking in hyperspace
305          -Relational data/data relationship management, document/data item management          - Xanalogical hypertext model
306            - Relational data/data relationship management, document/data item management
307        
308  - applicability of the research results and their potential exploitation  - applicability of the research results and their potential exploitation
309    

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