Name: How to build an information time machine
Uploaded: 2014-01-09T15:55:37Z
Duration: 10 min 6 s
Description: Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1,000 years.

Imagine if you could surf Facebook ... from the Middle Ages. Well, it may not be as far off as it sounds. In a fun and interesting talk, Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1,000 years. 

Frederic Kaplan: How to build an information time machine

How to build an information time machine

Digitizing Venice's vast archives, a project aims to create an interactive historical map, allowing exploration through time.

By leveraging technologies like digitization and simulation, we're on the brink of constructing time machines of information.

Venice's meticulous records over 1,000 years provide a unique opportunity for a digital reconstruction of its storied past.