Animating and Interacting with Graphical Evidence : Bringing Courtrooms to Life with Virtual Reconstructions

Schofield, Damian

doi:10.1109/cgiv.2007.18

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“…This effect has been discussed extensively by many researchers (Bailenson et al, 2006;Fielder, 2003;Girvan, 2001;O'Flaherty, 1996;Schofield, 2007;Speisel and Feigenson, 2009). This process of adding emotive content has been called "Disneying-up" the evidence (This phrase was first used by Galves (2000) in his paper Where the Not so Wild Things Are: Computers in the Courtroom, the Federal Rules of Evidence.…”

Section: Other Issues: "Disneyfication" and Testingmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…This reconstruction related to the fatal shooting of a civilian by police armed response unit in 2005 (Schofield, 2007). The images in Figure 4 demonstrate the level of photorealism it is possible to achieve using modern computer games development software.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Additional forensic data may be included and displayed within any virtual environment; location-based statistical or analytical data may be displayed, calculation and test results may be presented in a visual format, and original documents and photographs can be linked from three-dimensional virtual objects (Schofield, 2007).…”

Section: Media Modementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the courtroom context, there is a need to understand the nature of the simulation and the veracity of the representation, i.e., how close is it to the original evidence from which it was derived (Fielder, 2003;Schofield, 2007;Speisel and Feigenson, 2009). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Objects were positioned based on CCTV footage, physical evidence recovered from the scene and witness testimony. The use of a real-time graphics engine allowed the user to view the crime scene and event chronology in an interactive way, updating the virtual evidence as and when new information came to light and to view the scene from many different perspectives (Schofield, 2007;Schofield and Mason, 2012). The final version of this briefing tool was then used in court to aid in the conviction of four men for the shootings (BBC News, 2005).…”

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Technology Corner: Visualising Forensic Data: Evidence Guidelines (Part 2)

Schofield

Fowle

2013

JDFSL

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Visualisation is becoming increasingly important for understanding information, such as investigative data (for example: computing, medical and crime scene evidence) and analysis (for example, network capability assessment, data file reconstruction and planning scenarios). Investigative data visualisation is used to reconstruct a scene or item and is used to assist the viewer (who may well be a member of the general public with little or no understanding of the subject matter) to understand what is being presented. Analysis visualisations, on the other hand, are usually developed to review data, information and assess competing scenario hypotheses for those who usually have an understanding of the subject matter.Courtroom environments are morphing into cinematic display environments, the media consumed by an audience who are increasingly visually literate and media savvy (Heintz, 2002). There are a number of fundamental implications inherent in the shift from oral to visual mediation and a number of facets of this modern evidence presentation technology needs to be investigated and analysed. One of the primary issues of visualisation is that no matter how coherent the data, there will always be conjecture and debate as to how the information is/has-been visualised and, is it presented in an acceptable and meaningful way.This paper presents a range of examples of where forensic data has been visualised using various techniques and technology, the paper then examines Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law, Vol. 8(2) 94 aspects of the visual courtroom evidence presented and discusses some of the benefits and potential problems of implementing this technology. This paper is part two of a two-part series that aims to describe the use of, and provide guidelines for, the use of graphical displays in courtrooms.

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