Linked data research projects

and education at Malmö University

Marie Gustafsson FribergerSenior Lecturer at Malmö University

1st Linked Data Meetup in Malmö, May 24, 2013

Data Games

http://data-games.org

Procedural content generation+

Open data

Data games are games where gameplay and/or game content is based on real-world data external to the game, and

where gameplay supports the exploration of and learning from this data.

Linked data?Open Data Monopoly sources include data

from DBPedia and Ordinance Survey through SPARQL queries, but main data

source is from Excel file from data.gov.uk

Potential to combine several sources is very useful. However, many issues to be

addressed, such as performance.

http://livingarchives.mah.se

Aim: analyze and prototype how digital archives for cultural heritage can become social resources, how they can facilitate social change, create cultural awareness and collective collaboration.

Strands:Performing memory

Open data

Potential to use linked open data within the

cultural heritage domain! (and to combine it with other linked open data)

Education

Master’s programmes (1 and 2 years) in course Cooperative Information Systems [1]

Bachelor’s programme Information Architecture in course Informationsarkitektur II [2]

[1] http://edu.mah.se/sv/Course/DA609A#Syllabus[2] http://edu.mah.se/sv/Course/DA255A#Syllabus

Contact

marie.friberger@mah.setwitter: mariegus