An Interdisciplinary Literature Survey for Degrees of Freedom of Spatial Design

Abstract

Abstract. The reproduction of pictorial scenes in a digital space is a reconstructive practice that has become well established in the digital humanities. In this particular case, the applicative example is the reconstruction of the depicted sceneries by Caspar David Friedrich. This study aims to provide the opportunity to investigate stylistic aspects and sizing inconsistencies that are peculiar to the painter. The transition from 2D pictorial space to 3D reconstruction requires a separate methodological analysis concerning the criteria and categories through which this transition has to be investigated. As both of these types of representation contain common characteristics, the 'translation' between the two methodologies has to be delivered through shared categories. Grasping categories with which this process has to be explored requires a definition of Literature Survey that includes bibliographical sources related to 2D and 3D representation and their visualisation and perception. The analysis of the literature is based on a qualitative content analysis methodology. The process leads us to identify interdisciplinary categories defined through an inductive analysis of the sources and a hierarchical structure of main categories (Degrees of Freedom) and sub-categories.