CogSpace is an interactive, multimodal, and collectively formulated visual mind map of Cognitive Science and Consciousness Studies.

I developed this interactive, 3-dimensional model, and it was accepted to be exhibited at the Asian Consciousness Festival in Hong Kong. You can see, interact, and read all about the model here:

http://gaioproductions.com/project/cogspace
http://www.michaelgaio.com/cogspace

You can also download the entire abstract and descriptive paper here:

http://www.michaelgaio.com/cogspace/docs/CogSpace.pdf

The model is an examination of consciousness through an interactive visual representation of the interdisciplinary knowledge domains of Cognitive Science and Consciousness Studies. As a visualization of the various scientific and academic approaches toward understanding mind and consciousness, a unified and comprehensive overview is achieved that orients our collective approach in the field of consciousness research as a whole.

The evaluation of the metric positioning of each sub-domain was determined by a process of collective consensus. A diverse group of people (including scientists, artists, scholars, independent thinkers, laypersons, and others) were invited to participate in “voting” for the placement of each specific knowledge sub-domain within the model. Participants could also introduce new knowledge sub-domains into the field for collective review and placement. The design of the project was thus a dynamically evolving “democratic” or “collectively intelligent” cartography of our collective approach to understanding mind and consciousness.