The design of the RE:MAP system has been based on a series
of aims and objectives of the project. The core aims are to increase tolerance
and cultural understanding, provide an accessible program to the largest number
of users and counter the negative direction of traditional mass media.
Geo-location is a fundamental component of this system.
Firstly, it bridges two cultures via a shared physical location in the
listening experience. Placemaking is
also achieved via the users recognition of a story with a particular location
they may frequently pass, reigniting the feelings felt while listening.
Geo-location also provides the system with co-ordinates to
access the relevant media to that area in order to establish hit hierarchy for
all accessible stories in that location. This has been done so that when 2 or
more stories are available from a particular location, the one presenting
similar topics to the main negative articles from mass media will appear first,
as a way of counteracting the negative data that user has experienced in the
past 2 days.
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