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1. After we express our query we must execute it to see the results For its execution we must press the button Pal placed on the top left side of the query component next to the Xx button Fig Fig 11 By pressing the Y button we can see the dots in the Set component placed right after the Query component Fig 12 turned blue ie EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 12 our ne MaSthoF design MANUAL From gt 01 01 1900 ole ls O RER bl Eime Bont o Point Information Fig 12 Projection of dots responding to the question From gt 01 01 1900 However since it is possible that in some cases the selected objects may not be easily distinguished due to their density the Set component enables us to see the words responding to the expressed questions inside an ellipse In order to activate the ellipse we must press the ellipse symbol new ellipse placed on the top left of the Set component Fig 13 and then we press the button for the question to be newly executed and the words responding to the question to be placed inside the ellipse ye EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 13 MaSthoF design MANUAL ve Q Query om Vk F execution Point Information Information New r ellipse GB count Fig 13 Data gathered in an ellipse As you can see in Fig 13 inside the ellipse we have created are the clues which respond to the question2. are also used The dis Donates Sst Ager E esoo Orem Ferme catwoman mm nt mabe A Rect im Kou Yom Go_to_ 29 Mw Gar im e 1wwad 170 ad 957 ad 165ad Fig 3 The different information formats for Place 5 which was selected on the map The objects that appear on the map belong to the specific era defined by the Time machine which is found right below the Map browser Fig 3 Therefore the objects that appear on the map are not all the microworld objects but only the objects belonging to the specific era So by moving the cursor inside the orange circle in Fig 3 we observe that different places appear on the map In particular in Fig 4 we can see on the left depiction when the cursor of the Time machine has been placed during 1940 1960 only Place 4 is projected on the map Whereas on the right depiction where the cursor on the Time machine has been placed during 1960 2000 two spots are projected on the map Place 4 kai Place 5 Fig 4 oa EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 5 MaSthoF design MANUAL 1980 a d 2000 a d 1980 a d 2000 a d 1990 a d d 1930 a d 1950 a d 1970 a d 1990 a d 1960 a d 2000 a d E Databas set 2 Query Deserpton T Photo P Textare Fig 4 Projection of events on the map based on time 2 1 2 Serial information overview As mentioned above we can serially browse through the registered information in th
3. first window e In the frame under the title New layer name we write the layer title Point information e We retain the selection Show the layer in this region only e We press the button OK Then we move on to fill in the data in the second window Fig 25 Choose the layer to put the new object Point information Define the icon that will be used to paint the object we Always insert with these settings To change settings click the right mouse button to insert an object OK cane Fig 25 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 24 MaSthoF design MANUAL e As you can see in the frame under the title Choose the layer to put the new object the title Point information is written the one we defined when we filled in the window shown in figure 24 e We press the button OK By going back to the map we can see the following changes a on the spot on the map where we clicked now a new dot has been placed b on the Data base a new table has been registered with the name Point Information It has the same name as the name of the layer we defined in order to show that any information registered in this table is connected with the map layer entitled Point Information c on the Data base a new field has appeared with the name Field 1 as well as a new register This register is connected with the specific object that we have just placed on the map To check it
4. mm _S nb iee QI v 1960 a d 1980 a d 2000 a d 2020 a d 1970 a d 1990 a d 1950 a d 2010 a d 2030 a 4 E ost JA ey E re cir CE Fig 7 State of information processing transition button After pressing on the Inquiry button we get to the state shown in Fig 8 2 Making Stories with Microworld Component Tools Help ziii Point Information Name Place4 Kx Basa Point Information From 01 01 1950 JI lacel o Place3 lace4 lace5 To 31 12 1980 Description Distinguised Person Distinguised Person Dish Name Web Site Web Site_HREF Contains Contained l AND il OR NOT Dish Name Web Site Bigos http polandpoland com bigos html ii AAR m lt lt gt Bigos traditional Polish dish of cabbage and meat The b asic components of bigos is sauerkraut quite similar the German version of it fresh cabbage different types of me A at ard sausage bacon dried mushrooms prunes onions and spices The whole stew is cooked as long as possibl preferably a av j b s e o Maer Fig 8 State of information processing In the state of information processing we can pose questions in an effort to find mutual features among the objects This is feasible with the
5. of both ellipsis we have objects sharing both features a date greater than 01 01 1900 and a date less than or equal to 31 12 2000 In case there are objects out of the ellipses this means that they have neither a date greater than 01 01 1900 nor a date less than or equal to 31 12 2000 2 2 4 Projection of details for a specific object The Set component enables us to watch the details for any of the objects In order for this to happen we should proceed with the following steps A We click on the Select elements button placed on the Set component Menu It is the third button on the left depicting an arrow and a dot Fig 15 ye EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 15 MaSthoF design MANUAL dmy Oe eX ike Vix Sas E Point Information To lt 31 12 2000 ORAR h ele elon Point Information Fig 15 Image projection of the selected element details B Next we click on the dot of the element whose details we want to see 2 2 5 Expressing complex queries The two queries expressed earlier can be combined into a complex one e g From gt 01 01 1900 AND To lt 31 12 2000 In this case ONLY the objects in the intersection of the two ellipses will be selected shown in figure 15 and only these objects will be placed in an ellipse Fig 16 ie Z EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA ro MaSthoF design MANUAL From gt 01 01 1900 AND To lt 31 12 2000 OR BB elm acon S
6. 950 red 1 Distinguised Person Contains I Contained Photo 01 01 1970 E Gao acta a Senctepesn canine Conta eb Site z Dish Name Web Site _HREF WAND OR _ NOT Web Site Web Site HREF From gt 01 01 1900 Fig 10a General categories Fig 10b Individual cases Dish Name T bone steak If for example we choose the General category Dish Name Fig 10a then on the right side of the Query component we have the names of the dishes registered in the microworld Respectively if we click on the general category From Fig 10 b then on the right side of the Query component we have the date that the dishes first appeared as registered in the microworld 2 2 1 Expressing simple queries In order to express a question such as show me which dishes first appeared after 1900 Fig 10b we must proceed as follows Ze EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA a MaSthoF design MANUAL a double click on the phrase From which appears on the left side of the component b click on the greater gt operator which is placed in the middle and c double click on the date 01 01 1900 which appears on the right side of the component Fig 10b Each one of these actions a b c is registered at the bottom of the Query component Fig 11 Therefore when we double click on the phras
7. ATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 3 rae q r P MaSthoF design MANUAL information overview in a table format we move on from one register in the table to the next one 2 1 1 Information projection based on space and time In other words by clicking on the spots placed on the map the available information concerning these objects will be projected in an image table and brief information format First we should proceed with the following steps First we should click on the Map browser menu on the second icon from the left depicting an oblique arrow Fig 2 which allows us to select the objects placed on the map slick on an object Fig 2 Selection of objects on the map The specific button is selected on the map only when on the lower part of the Map browser there is the message Click on an object Fig 2 By clicking on any object on the map we can see the available information in an image table in the Record browser component and brief information format ay EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 4 MaSthoF design MANUAL a i i v Information in image format Record Browser Pont Inima Information in table format tt Timemaschne 0 ORA Brief information phe Spatoni of CucaSni is an Ralian p sta dish based format ZUS aion eggs cheese pecorino or Parmigiano Reggiano d acon and biack pepper Guanciale is De most usual m i eat dut pancefia ot bocal bacon
8. C Point Information Fig 16 Expressing a complex query In order to create such complex queries we must repeat for each query the a b c steps as shown in unit Error Reference source not found inserting the AND operator between the queries The AND operator is placed in the centre of the Query component and all we have to do is click on it From gt 01 01 1900 AND To lt 31 12 2000 Fig 16 We can create complex questions with more than one queries and as many questions as we want From gt 01 01 1900 AND To lt 31 12 2000 AND Dish Name Bigos ATTENTION If you omit one of the intermediate steps for one of the questions or omit to combine one of the questions by adding AND then a message will appear saying Invalid query expression In this unit we have shown some basic functions of the Query and Set components For a more detailed description you may look at the MaStHoF manual ye EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 17 MaSthoF design MANUAL xrisis pdf 3 MaStHoF Designing environment Creating the MaStHoF design mwd MaStHoF designing environment includes changes in the map to be used as well as the data that will be placed on the map and will be next organised on the data base In this unit there is an analytic description of this procedure 3 1 Inserting a Background Map We move to the Map Editor component We go to the file menu and we select Edit A n
9. Educational Technology Lab National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Philosophy Faculty of Philosophy Pedagogy and Philosophy P P P Department of Pedagogy Director Prof C Kynigos Microworld Component Tools Help Map browser SRM OMY FRA Om L B Record Browser Point Information Name Paws S gi From ono Ta To aa e Distinguised Pers ChefMarcVeti A Dish Name Pasta ala carbonara ttt Web site _ nttn www supermarketauru coy A a gt 4 5 Description Pasta alla carbonara usually spaghetti but also fettuccine asic components of bigos is sauerkraut quite similar the figatont or bucatini is an Italian pasta dish based on egg German version of it fresh cabbage differant types of me s cheese pecorino or Parmigiano Reggiano bacon and t and sausage bacon dried mushrooms prunes onions auf black pepper Guanciale is the most usual meat but panc and spices The whole stew is cooked as long as possibi etta of local bacon are also used The dish was created in the longer the better preferably a few days Sounds alit the middle of the 20th century MaStHoF User Manual Ver 1 1 MaStHoF design MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS DWV TS MASTHOF iccsnsserausinacivacasaetenuaaasastanssoreuadnacavanvabieanasacastanssereneinaciuavarabseasanacanGans 3 Z USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW AND PROCESSING OF INFORMATION 3 2 1 Informa
10. ap Creator window will include the elements shown in figure 21 xe EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 21 eo MaSthoF design MANUAL Background images _ globe All time periods ea Geographic coordinates of this region n Coordinates Cartesian x y X l Unit Meters Bottom Left X 0 BottomeftY Top Right X 593 On the parent coordinate system Blank for the same Bottom Left X i Bottom eft Y Top Right X Top Right Y Orientation Region layers same as in 0 degrees None has its own al d Available Layers Region Layers DiS a Fig 21 Determination of coordinates on the map By filling in the coordinate fields and defining the map background we have the minimal elements necessary to define our map Then we press the button last on the Map Editor Map Creator toolbar or we close the Map Editor Map Creator window by pressing the button Next a warning message will appear as shown in figure 22 g EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 22 MaSthoF design MANUAL Checking E Slate Map file esm Version 3 0 19991113 WARNING No layers defined in region My region WARNING No layers defined 4Possible problems in the map definition Shown as warnings Fig 22 Projection of the Map integrity check window We press the Accept map and close button This w
11. arning appears due to the fact that we have not defined object layers on the map yet With the closure of the window the image in figure 23 will appear on our screen Microworld Component Tools Help Map browser lo 3 E Data base Qs Database Table Field Record N oc nivakac AD gga Field1 Field 2 1940 a d 1960 a d 1980 a d 1910 a d 1930 a d 1950 a d 1970 a d 1990 a d 1920 a d 1960 a d EECA v of ESS f EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 23 MaSthoF design MANUAL 3 3 Defining objects on the map In this unit we describe the procedure that we should follow in order to define objects on the map In this case we define objects on the map according to the place of origin of certain dishes with the use of the Map browser component We proceed with the following steps e We select the 7 button on the right on the Map browser component displaying the icon of a tack By placing the cursor on the button the following message appears Insert object At the bottom of the component in the grey frame a message appears saying You may insert delete or modify objects e We click on the spot we want to place the object on the map Two windows appear one over the other Fig 24 New layer name My objects Show the layer in this region only Show the layer in all regions Fig 24 First we fill in the data of the
12. e From then at the bottom of the Query component appears the phrase From The same way when we click on the greater symbol gt then the gt symbol follows the phrase From Finally when we double click on the date 01 01 1900 then it is added after the gt symbol and this way the question is formulated From gt 01 01 1900 Fig 10b Execute a Delete a question question One click Double click Name iets coin 01 1900 a 1 01 1945 Ho L 01 01 1950 Photo 01 01 1970 Description Distinquised Person Dish Name AND or NOT Web Site e _ From gt 01 01 1900 Valid query expression Fig 11 Expressing the Question From gt 01 01 1900 Contains Contained ATTENTION The succession of the three steps mentioned above is important and must be followed as described earlier eg first step a then step b and finally step c It is also important that none of the steps be omitted eg if you forget gt and write From 01 01 1900 then a message will appear saying Invalid query expression gt gt If we want to delete a question we have expressed we press the button on top x of the Query component Fig 2 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 11 MaSthoF design MANUAL Fig 11 Alternatively we can click next to the space where the expressed query is projected and delete it by pressing the backspace or delete key 2 2 2 Projection of the query results
13. e microworld in order to see the information one after the other by using the arrows at the bottom of the Record Browser component a EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 6 MaSthoF design MANUAL Point Information Name PlaceS A yi 01 01 1970 of To anz A Distinguised Pers Chef Marc Vetri of Dish Name Pasis alla carbonara of Web Site hee www supermarketguru com ingt of e gt 4 5 Fig 5 Information overview through the Record Browser With the Record Browser we can overview looking one after the other one by one the objects events Our serial navigation through the Record Browser from one object to another results in the appearance of the relevant to the object image and text information as well Fig 6 without any changes on the map xe EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 7 eo MaSthoF design MANUAL Tools Help OO FRA Om H i pt A Record Browser Point Information Drag the map to the desired position Ca JeRa i om Description oan Bigos traditional Polish dish of cabbage and meat Th 1920 a d 1940 a d 1960 a d 1980 a d 2000 a d 6 basic components of bigos is sauerkraut quite simil a EE ar the German version of it fresh cabbage different typ 1930 a d 1950 a d 1970 a d 1990 a d es of meat and sausage bacon dried mushrooms pru nes onions and spices The whole stew is cooked a
14. eters Units m 1 0 Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Y On the parent coordinate system Blank for the same Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Orientation Region layers same as in 0 degrees None has its own a Available Layers Region Layers fey fe a Fig 19 Projection of the window My region In the frame placed on the upper part saying My region in blue letters Above the frame saying Background Images we can change the name In this case we will call the region My region The map consists of the background transparent object layers and the information concerning these objects that appear on the data base The background is for instance the image of what we would call in an atlas Map of Europe or Map of the U S You may imagine the object layers as transparencies with dots placed in the background in other words the map image In order to insert the background of the map e We press the Add button Below the title Background Images e A window appears that asks to define the file of the image that we want to set as background of the map In order for files to be accepted as background they must be gif or jpg e In this case we have selected a map file called atlas gif e You must give a name that describes your image In this case we call it globe Fig 20 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 20 MaS
15. ew window opens with the inscription Map Creator Fig 17 Ea e x Bee a wie Map Editor Map Editor Creation date Fri May 03 10 11 06 EEST 2013 gt N My region Author Comments Data precision C Single precision Double precision Database Database not defined Fig 17 Map Creator window In the frame with the inscription Map Editor written in blue letters we can change the name and call it as we wish In this case we call it Map Editor am EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 18 MaSthoF design MANUAL We move to the bottom of the window where it says Database and we choose the button Newt which is next to the message Database not defined In this case we call it MyData Now the window looks like the one in figure 18 Map Editor Creation date _ Fri May 03 10 11 06 EEST 2013 2 My region Data precision Single precision Database MyData Fig 18 Insertion of name in the Database We move the mouse to the left side of the frame and we click on the spot saying My region A window opens as you can see in figure 19 l We use the search button only if we have an already made data base in a cdb file a EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 19 MaSthoF design MANUAL My region Background images Delete Set as default Geographic coordinates of this region Coordinates Cartesian x y gt Unit M
16. ht Y Orientation Region layers same as in 0 degrees None has its own Available Layers Region Layers MyLayer De ite Fig 30 Defining the area of America In order to place the region America we click on the frame My region top left frame fig 30 This way when we go back to the world atlas and click on the magnifying glass with the symbol two hazy frames will appear one over Europe and the other over America f EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 30 MaSthoF design MANUAL In case we want to delete a region we click on the region we want to delete and we press the second button E of the Map Creator 2 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 31 ow enor ee
17. ice that the whole region is covered by a hazy frame We click anywhere inside the hazy frame and we go back to the world atlas we EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 29 MaSthoF design MANUAL In the new region we can add objects by following the procedure described in a previous unit If we want the objects of the region to appear in other regions we follow the next procedure We move to the Map Editor component and we select File and then Edit We select the layer entitled MyLayer from the Available Layers frame and we click on the blue arrow in order to transfer it to the Region Layers frame Next we close the Map Creator We click on the magnifying glass with the symbol button of the Map browser component and we move to the region of Europe Finally if we want to add a second region on the map we follow the same procedure Depending on the region we want to add we define the relevant map the wider area it will include For instance if we want to add America as a region then we will place it below the frame My region fig 30 MyRegion Background images globe All time periods Set as default Geographic coordinates of this region Coordinates Cartesian x y y Unit Meters v Units m 1 0 Bottom Left X 0 Bottom Left Y Top Right X 593 Top Right Y On the parent coordinate system Blank for the same Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Rig
18. re the defined dates not to be scattered in time but defined by overlapping intervals e g Register1 from 1950 to 1999 Register2 from 1970 to 2000 and so on If the values to be applied are all scattered in time then one event will appear each time and thus a comparative correlation with other events occurring in parallel will not be feasible We move to the Map Editor component and we select File and then Edit A window appears and in the Region Layers we double click on the inscription MyLayer The window shown in figure 27 appears fe EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 26 MaSthoF design MANUAL Geographic data defined Blank layer 5 objects Point layer Associated database table Tooltip field None Label field Name Time being field from to New table None None Colors Normal Selected Highlighted 0 o Fill 0 J Editable by the user J Visible on first showing J Enable user change J Objects may be selected J Show unselected objects J Show objects with blank associated records in the table Fig 27 Time being field In the frame entitled Time being field from to we click on the arrow on the left now saying None and we select the From field while on the right we select the To field We press the Accept button and we go back to the E slate interface We move to the Timemachine component and we p
19. registered above In particular we can see that all the blue objects inside the ellipse respond to the question From gt 01 01 1900 If you press the X button next to the frame above the ellipse which shows the question to which the objects respond then the Ellipse will be deleted If you want to create a new ellipse then you press again the button new Ellipse Fig 13 If you do not annul an ellipse and express a new query then new clues responding to the new question will be inserted into the ellipse 2 2 3 In search of more mutual features among the objects You may create up to three ellipses in the Set component by pressing the new ellipse button In order to express a new query and retain the query you have already posed you should A Create a new ellipse B Delete the query that may already be registered in the query component C Express a new query D Execute this query In Fig 14 we can see that we have created two ellipses 4 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 14 MaSthoF design MANUAL prepreg To lt 31 12 2000 ORNS n Pine m Point Information Fig 14 Objects with a date greater than 01 01 1900 objects with a date less than or equal to 31 12 2000 and objects sharing both features In the first ellipse we have objects with a date greater than 01 01 1900 in the second ellipse bottom left we have objects with a date less than or equal to 31 12 2000 and in the intersection
20. ress the first button with the magnifying glass with the symbol if it is not already pressed By moving the cursor over the different periods we observe that only the events starting from the period depicted by the cursor and whose termination is after the period where the cursor is placed are depicted on the map 3 6 Defining new regions E slate enables us to define regions on the map This entails that we have the possibility to create inside the global map a more analytical map of a specific continent country town neighborhood and so on and thus addressing an issue on different layers of detail Any new region of the map constitutes an independent f EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 27 MaSthoF design MANUAL map which can be connected with the existing regions over and below it In this specific microworld beside the global map Europe and America have also been defined as new regions To move from one region to another e g from the world atlas to Europe we press the magnifying glass with the symbol in the Map browser and click on the area of Europe which is now depicted in a hazy frame 3 6 1 Creating new regions in the world Atlas In order to create a new region in the world Atlas we proceed as follows We move to the Map Editor component and we select File and then Edit We press the first button of the window as depicted in an orange circle in fig 28 By moving the cursor over the b
21. s ong as possible the longer the better preferably afew __ 1960 a d 2000 a d days Sounds a little bit creepy but itis delicious Bigos _ uli Fig 6 Changing the image and the text information through the serial navigation In order to see a specific object which is placed on the map we should define its time span by placing the cursor on the right spot depending on the time mentioned in the Record Browser and then to trace it in space depending on the information provided by the Record Browser according to its place or origin 2 2 Information processing By pressing the Inquiry button Fig 7 we are in the second state of the MaStHoF microworld which concerns the information processing a EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 8 E Making Stories with Microworld Component Tools Help Point Information MaSthoF design MANUAL Name From To Place4 01 01 1950 31 12 1980 Distinquised Person Pe Eats Me Whit Sty 135 823 SOAR a eee Dish Name s Bigos Drag the map to the desired position EE GJA 4 NIIIN iWeb Site http polandpoland com bigos html gt Bigos traditional Polish dish of cabbage and meat The b asic components of bigos is sauerkraut quite similar the German version of it fresh cabbage different types of me at and sausage bacon dried mushrooms prunes onions and snices The whole stew is cooked as lana as nossihl
22. s of a certain layer based on their chronological succession demands defining the information that determines the period during which the Foy EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 25 MaSthoF design MANUAL event that the object depicting on the map lasts This way we can check the time correlation among objects events that occur in parallel in different geographical regions We move to the Data base component and we select the Table from the menu We click and select Preferences and the window shown in figure 26 appears Table preferences Data format Color Advanced Data format preferences for the entire database Date Time data format Date field format Time field format Numeric data format Show integer part only Use exponentiation fo Always show decimal separator Decimal separator 4 Display thousand separator Thousand separator Update the working jTable only Fig 26 Projection of the Table preferences window We click on the arrow in the frame with the inscription Date field format and we select the date defined as dd MM yyyy 03 05 2013 Then we press the OK button Now we have to add two new fields on the Data base component a a field entitled From and Date as field properties and b a field entitled To and Date as field properties The values of the added fields must be of the form 01 01 1950 Moreover you Should make su
23. sessesesecececscsececececsesesecececsesesecececsesesecececscsesecececeesesesecececeee 24 3 5 Object projection based on their chronological succession sessssssesecececsesesecececsesesecececseseseseceee 24 3 6 Defining NEW ICP IOINS sacccsccatceducent vant ventecetcencsecc sant Donk oWo NEVO ON ONNEA N NENONEN aia 26 3 6 1 Creating new regions in the world Atlas cccccccccssssecccseccceeeccceescecsescesaeeeeseaeeesseuseessaeeeesees 27 iy EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 2 MaStHoF design MANUAL 1 What is MaStHoF MaStHoF microworld has been designed to support the composition and construction of stories through the processing of data events that are placed in Space and time It combines two states one is the information overview where multiple dynamic representations are provided for specific data events a image b abbreviated text version c information on the data event on table format d placement of the data event in space eg on a map enabling the user to contrast it with the position of similar data events and e integration of the data event in time each event appears in space depending on its life time beginning end The other state refers to the processing of information where we can attempt the composition of the data story based on mutual features differences and patterns that are projected among the data events MaStHoF also allows us to insert our own data place them in space and time in order to proce
24. ss them 2 User Interface Overview and processing of information In order to analyse MaStHoF user interface we will use the MaStHoF design mwd As we mentioned above the MaStHoF user interface has two states one is the information overview and the other is the processing of information Both of them will be explicitly presented 2 1 Information overview The information overview state is the one projected when MaStHoF microworld opens Fig 1 iG Map browser W k fc a eke QQ Gmer L e TH TA d Name From To Distinguised Pers Dish Name Web Site htto Awww supermarketauru cotz e T et Timemachine ne lt m 4 5 am 10 TE i Description 1920 a d 1940 a d i1960 a d 1980 a d 2000 a d Pasta alla carbonara usually spaghetti but also fettuccine rigatoni or bucatini is an Italian pasta dish based on egg s cheese pecorino or Parmigiano Reggiano bacon and 1950 a d 1970 a d black pepper Guanciale is the most usual meat but panc 1957 a d 1965 a d etta or local bacon are also used The dish was created in the middle ofthe 20th century m O Sse 2 awer A espion Proto 7extare lt Tnmen ne JE Mep bro CA Reda Fig 1 Information overview state MaStHoF provides us with two ways to examine the registered information The first one is through the map and in combination with time The second one is the serial 42 EDUC
25. thoF design MANUAL My region Background images globe All time periods Set as default Geographic coordinates of this region Coordinates Cartesian x y Unit Meters Units m 1 0 Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Y On the parent coordinate system Blank for the same Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Y Orientation Region layers same as in 0 degrees None has its own lt Available Layers Region Layers Die a Fig 20 Inserting a file as a map background There appears a window with the description of your image in a green frame and a message saying All time periods 3 2 Definition of coordinates on the map In order to define the map it is necessary to determine the bottom left corner and the top right corner coordinates We move to the frame with the inscription Geographic coordinates of this region and we select Cartesian or Terrestrial In a trial phase it would be better to select Cartesian We move to the frame saying Bottom Left X and we define the value 0 Then we move to the frame saying Bottom Left Y and again we define the value O therefore the bottom left corner coordinates are 0 0 Of course you can define any values that you wish Finally we move to the frame saying Top Right X and we define the value 593 and then in the frame saying Top Right Y we define the value 539 After you have defined the values the M
26. tion overview essessessecseosecsscsecsecsecsecsecsecsecseosecsesessecsecsecsecsecsecsecssoseseesecsecsessessecsecsessese 3 2 1 1 Information projection based on space and time essessesessrssssressrrrsserreserirssrrresereressrreess 4 2 1 2 Serial information Overview cccccccsscccccssseccessseecessseeccesseecceesssecessueecsesseecceseeecesateceesateees 6 2 2 Processing of information ssssessssesseceosececsececsececseceosececseceoseceosececsececseceosececseceoseceosecesseceeseseesee 8 221 4 0 S11 NPI GUTES oep E 10 222 PROC OW Or ine guery ROS UN asana 11 2 2 3 In search of more mutual features among the objects 0 0 ceeeeceessseccesseeeeeseeeeeeees 13 2 2 4 Projection of details for a specific object eee ceccccccssseccessseeceeseeceesseeccessseeeeesseeeeenaes 14 225 Expressing complex QUT ICS vissccisiarsceccnsssnasrovscusiainedentaaaseanvannntenalstortnienainenanestanecusssnaenontannis 15 3 MASTHOF DESIGNING ENVIRONMENT CREATING THE MaStHoF RS SU ADIN E 17 3 1 Inserting a background map sesesessssssecececscsesesececeosesesecececsesesesececscsesesecececsesesecececsesesesececseseseseceee 17 3 2 Definition of coordinates on the map e sessssessecesseseoseceoseceoseceoseceoseceosecsosececsecessecseseceeseceesecseseoe 20 3 3 Defining objects on the map sessssesseseoseceosececseceoseceoseceoseceoseceoseceoseceoseoseseceesececseceeseceeseceesecsesese 23 3 4 Map Data base correspondence ssesece
27. tlas If there is no correspondence and we register coordinates at random then in order to move from the world atlas to the map of Europe we may have to click on Europe We notice that region layers of the region My region are registered in the frame Region Layers whereas the region layers of Europe are registered in the frame Available Layers This means that the specific layers projected on the world atlas are not available in the map of Europe If we want to change this function we can select with the mouse the layer that we want to add to Europe and press the blue arrow that moves it from the Available Layers to the Region Layers frame Next we click on the 4 button or we close the Map Editor component In order to see the new region that we have added we click on the 6 tool on the toolbar of the Map browser component depicting a magnifying glass with the symbol on it Now on the map of Europe a hazy frame appears fig 29 Ta Map Editor o l 2 Y D i Qa Qe ww ee 7 gt gt 5 and E a A h A aa E w a ai A5 ey Wee hs Gare S e ar D NA T f Fs be gt Fig 29 Europe in a hazy frame In order to move to the newly defined region we click inside the frame and the newly defined region appears In order to go back to the world atlas we click on the 7 tool on the Map Editor toolbar a magnifying glass with the symbol on it We not
28. use of the component Query we EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA MaSthoF design MANUAL ORIRE R SN Point Information From gt 01 01 1900 Point Information Name Place4 YX amp amp amp gt 01 01 1900 From 01 01 1950 01 01 1945 1 01 1950 To 31 12 1980 1 01 1970 Distinguised Person Dish Name Web Site mf a i 3 5 Bigos traditional Polish dish of cabbage and meat The b asic components of bigos is sauerkraut quite similar the German version of it fresh cabbage different types of me at and sausage bacon dried mushrooms prunes onions and aa The whole stew is cooked as kei as ee A Fig 9 The Query component in MaStHoF design mwd As we can see in Fig 10a and Fig 10b on the left side of the Query component we can track the general categories based on which features of the objects have been analyzed such as Name From To Photo Description Distinguished person Dish Name Web Site Web Site HREF Whereas on the right side we can see the individual cases examples for each category vx lS SF Point Information Name ss A Dish Name i A vX EJE ENETEIA From igos J W P To L hicago style pizza oint Information 4 gt asta alla carbonara ma P oo m i bone steak T Fa epee Oo Description 01 01 1
29. utton a message appears saying Add a new region A window appears as shown in fig 28 ey Map Creato SS el Sais ae ne My region My region 7 Background images a VIY region Delete Set as default Properties Geographic coordinates of this region Coordinates Cartesian x y Unit Meters Units m 1 0 Bottom Left X Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Y On the parent coordinate system Blank for the same Bottom Left x Bottom Left Y Top Right X Top Right Y Orientation Region layers same as in 0 degrees None has its own a Available Layers Region Layers My objects Point information DiS mjia Fig 28 Button to add a new region We notice that under the area entitled My region a new area has been added again entitled My region on the left side of the window We move to the next frame on the top right side of the window saying My region in blue letters and we change its name to Europe f EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LAB ETL NKUA 28 MaSthoF design MANUAL We proceed with the definition of the new region background by moving to the Background images Then we press the button Add and we select the background image we want In order to define the new region coordinates we must take into consideration that Europe constitutes a world atlas sub region and therefore its coordinates should respond to the ones that Europe takes up in the world a
30. we select the register on the base and we observe that the object on the map is also selected It turns from blue to purple and it is placed in a yellow frame e We change the name of the field from Field 1 to Name e We write in the first register the name of the object we have placed on the map In this case we have written Place1 e We continue placing objects on the map by following the same procedure We click on the spot we want to place the object press the New button in case the object we place is a place of origin and fill in the name of the object in the new register of the Data base 3 4 Map Data base correspondence Each register of the Point Information table responds to a specific object on the map If we have placed some objects on the map without filling in their names on the Data base we must NOT try to fill in the registers at random since as we said before each object responds to a specific register In order to find out which object responds to the relevant register we have two options we can either select the object on the map by clicking it and this way the relevant register on the Data base will be selected enabling you to give it a name or we can select the register and we will see the object to be selected on the map and this way we understand which name we should write in the relevant register 3 5 Object projection based on their chronological succession The projection of object
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