Adam Oh

Adam Oh

After having finished my sketch, I compared what I drew with some of the Google map renderings and realized a significant difference. Where I decided to notate things so that it was easier for me to draw, google maps shows much more detail. However, I have decided to include topological features to my map showing where there are slopes in the streets and the places most traveled by pedestrians and students. Google maps fails to include these features because their rendering is much more informational. Similarly, both my sketch and Google maps include the directionality of the traffic which I found to be pretty cool. The difference in both renderings could be due to the humans’ tendency to remember things based on landmarks. When I was drawing, I constantly tried to relate things to certain landmarks that I remembered seeing as I was walking. I also associated certain locations to certain memories so my renderings include much more of what I perceived as I walked through the square. In the end, our renderings achieve the same goal of showing the idea of what the square looks like, but they are represented in different perspectives.