cyb-org

Interactive diagram mapping ‘Experience, Network, Information’ through media theory, based on Motoko Kusanagi from ‘Ghost in the Shell’

2020

Media TheoryNetwork VisualizationSystems MappingInformation Architecture
cyb-org diagram
I. RESEARCH FRAMEWORK

CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS

The project begins with three foundational keywords: Experience, Network, and Information. Through critical synthesis, these themes converge into the broader concept of the Cyborg as a figure of entanglement between the human and the technological.

CASE STUDY FOCUS

To ground the theoretical exploration, I analyzed Motoko Kusanagi, the cybernetic protagonist of Ghost in the Shell, as a cultural artifact situated at the nexus of human experience, data systems, and networked embodiment.

II. INTERFACE SYSTEM

DIAGRAM STRUCTURE

The final deliverable is a multi-interactive diagram built with Cytoscape.js. It enables real-time, user-driven exploration of relationships among conceptual nodes.

DESIGN LOGIC

The interface invites users to navigate overlapping ideas through modifiable clusters, foregrounding end-user agency in shaping knowledge structures.

III. SEMIOTIC LAYERS

EXPERIENCE

Experience Analysis Essay

NETWORK

Network Analysis Essay

INFORMATION

Information Analysis Essay

IV. DOCUMENTATION