Interaction Geography
Explore, analyze, or speculate about how people move and interact in space and time
Who It's For
Researchers
Study human behavior, spatial patterns, and social interaction with rich audiovisual data.
Educators
Visualize classroom dynamics, teacher movement, and student engagement.
Designers
Prototype spaces and understand how people navigate built environments.
Museum Professionals
Track visitor flow, evaluate exhibits, and optimize gallery layouts.
How It Works
A three-step workflow from source material to dynamic visualization
Start with Your Source Material
- •Video + reference image like a floor plan, map, or satellite image (for Step 2)
- — or —
- •Tracking data from indoor sensors, computer vision tools, or GPS (skip to Step 3)
- ✦Optional: audio or conversation transcripts
Transcribe Movement
* Already have tracking data from indoor sensors, computer vision, or GPS? Skip ahead to step 3.
Mondrian Transcription
Trace movement by hand from video onto a floor plan. An embodied approach to creating movement data—or speculate about spaces yet to be built.
Visualize & Explore
Interaction Geography Slicer
Create dynamic visualizations and animations. Layer movement data with video, conversation transcripts, and more for multimodal exploration.
Why Interaction Geography?
A unique approach to understanding space, time, and human interaction
What You Can Discover
Movement Patterns
See who clusters together, who moves independently, and how groups form and dissolve over time.
Time & Space
Reveal how room layout, furniture, and landmarks shape where people go and how long they stay.
Conversation Flow
Connect talk to place—see where dialogue happens, who speaks most, and how conversations move.
Activity Shifts
Spot transitions between activities—when attention shifts, energy changes, or routines break.
What You Can Experience
Embodied Transcription
Trace movement by hand from video—slowing down to notice details you'd otherwise miss.
Speculative Drawing
Sketch how people might move through spaces that don't exist yet—prototype before you build.
Dynamic Exploration
Watch hours of activity compressed into seconds—animated paths reveal patterns at a glance.
Multimodal Exploration
Sync video, transcripts, and movement data—jump to any moment and see everything in context.
Examples
Explore projects using Interaction Geography across diverse settings
Classrooms
Explore secondary math teachers' movement and use of space across different classrooms and countries.
Museums
Visualize visitor interactions and movement patterns in a cultural heritage museum.
Early Childhood Education
Examine teacher and student gestures during elementary classroom activities.
Computational Thinking
Visualize interactions between students, teachers, and robots in computational learning activities.
Virtual Reality
Observe building occupant behaviors and interactions in virtual reality environments.
Musical Performance (Coming soon)
Explore how performers and audiences move and interact during musical performances.
Public Spaces
Experience movement patterns in urban spaces as part of a personal geography teaching framework.
Early Prototypes
Investigate early prototypes and museum-based interactive visualizations using Interaction Geography.
IGS Animation Videos
A curated collection of video animations produced with the IGS tool.
Ready to Start?
Have tracking data or want to explore?
Interaction Geography Slicer
Visualize and animate movement data over floor plans and maps. Sample datasets are preloaded—start exploring in seconds.
Open IGS →Have video to transcribe—or want to speculate?
Mondrian Transcription
Trace movement by hand from video onto a floor plan, or sketch how people might move through spaces yet to be built.
Open Mondrian →Get in Touch
Have questions? Interested in collaborating? We'd love to hear from you.