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RE: Mercator projection, the Comic Sans of map projections
Interesting the way you connect comic sans with map-making. I actually like comic sans, but refrain from using it because it's frowned upon. I don't think I know how to be appropriate, generally :)
I looked at your earlier article and saw your rendition of how children orient themselves through mental maps. It might actually be a good diagnostic tool, asking a child to draw their environment in relation to themselves, to "map" their position in the world. There would probably be striking differences in the way children construct these visual maps.
Another great post.
Haha! Maybe it's a good thing that you cannot set fonts on Steem then 😜
It is indeed an interesting phenomenon. I wonder if there have been studies about it already. I remember as a kid that I drew a lot of maps of imagined places, and I played a lot of games such as 'age of empires' , or 'spore' where maps are important. I wonder if such things ended up shaping my mental maps.
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I promise not to drag you down the rabbit hole I began to dig with my speculation, but I can't resist sharing the information I've discovered since reading your comment.
Yes, there have been studies.
Turns out, work with Alzsheimer's patients utilizes maps in a similar, but not exact way.
And work with children uses maps to assess and develop spatial intelligence. A whole bunch of studies, starting with Piaget.
You don't have to respond to this...I'm like a dog with a bone when I get an idea. Your blog on maps has sent me on a tangent. It's fascinating. The way we visualize space and ourselves in that space influences just about everything.
Have a great day.
Don't hold back at all! It is a fascinating topic indeed. And your links are definitely interesting. If you are interested in the topic, I can send you some more studies for which you probably need an account to access them. I'll check it out later today!
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I have selected some papers I could find about the topic, I hope you find some of them interesting!
https://we.tl/t-wwCEemjgl7
You're a gem. Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to look that up. I will read with great interest.
It is done with pleasure if it is for someone who would genuinely enjoy it 😊