What is Knowledge Space?
The Zaki Knowledge Space is a standalone research project featured on this course website. It's a powerful tool for exploring the digital economy through multiple analytical lenses, temporal evolution, and interactive 3D visualization.
6 Analytical Lenses
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, WHY - each lens reveals different patterns in the data
7-Layer Building
Infrastructure stack from Resources to Planetary systems
Temporal Playback
Scrub through 40 years of data (1990-2030)
Key Features
Interactive 3D Visualization
- ✓ Orbit, pan, and zoom through a 7-layer infrastructure building
- ✓ 500+ particle systems visualizing data flows
- ✓ Smooth camera transitions and guided tours
- ✓ Fullscreen immersion mode
6 Analytical Lenses
- ✓ WHO: Market structure & ownership
- ✓ WHAT: Environmental impact & carbon
- ✓ WHERE: Geographic distribution
- ✓ WHEN, HOW, WHY: Plus 3 more perspectives
Temporal Playback
- ✓ Scrub through 1990-2030
- ✓ Watch infrastructure evolution in real-time
- ✓ Compare different time periods
- ✓ Analyze growth trajectories
Intelligent Assistant
- ✓ AI-powered lens recommendations
- ✓ Context-aware insights
- ✓ Guided exploration workflows
- ✓ Natural language queries
Value Chain Explorer
- ✓ Trace supply chains interactively
- ✓ Visualize dependencies and relationships
- ✓ Financial flow mapping
- ✓ Identify critical nodes
High Performance
- ✓ 55-60 FPS on modern hardware
- ✓ WebGL 2.0 rendering
- ✓ Optimized for large datasets
- ✓ ~2.5s load time
The 6 Analytical Lenses
Who controls infrastructure?
Visual mapping: Height = Market Size, Color = Ownership Type
What are the environmental costs?
Visual mapping: Height = Carbon Emissions, Color = Renewables %
Where is infrastructure concentrated?
Visual mapping: Height = Regional Output, Color = Region
How has it evolved over time?
Visual mapping: Height = Growth Rate, Timeline 1990-2030
How efficiently does it operate?
Visual mapping: Height = Efficiency Score, Color = Circularity Index
Why is it structured this way?
Visual mapping: Height = Investment, Color = Governance Model
Technology Stack
Frontend
- • React 18.2
- • Next.js 14
- • TypeScript 5.2
- • Tailwind CSS
3D Engine
- • Three.js 0.160
- • React Three Fiber
- • React Three Drei
- • WebGL 2.0
State & Data
- • Zustand
- • localStorage
- • JSON data
- • In-memory cache
Deployment
- • Docker
- • Docker Compose
- • Kubernetes ready
- • ~350MB image
Keyboard Shortcuts
System Requirements
Minimum
- ✓ CPU: 2 cores
- ✓ RAM: 4GB
- ✓ Storage: 2GB
- ✓ Browser: Chrome/Firefox with WebGL 2.0
Recommended
- ✓ CPU: 4 cores
- ✓ RAM: 8GB
- ✓ Storage: 5GB
- ✓ GPU: Dedicated graphics card
Project Status
Independent Project
Knowledge Space is a standalone project with its own repository, dependencies, and Docker configuration.
Production Ready
Fully documented, containerized, and optimized for deployment on any infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, VPS).
Featured on Course Site
This showcase page highlights the project, but the main course website doesn't depend on or directly use Knowledge Space code.
Ready to Explore?
Dive into the Zaki Knowledge Space and discover new perspectives on digital economy infrastructure.
How This Relates to the Course
The Zaki Knowledge Space is a complementary research project that's featured on this course website, but operates independently.
Relationship Model
- Feature on course site: This showcase page links to the external Knowledge Space project
- Separate codebase: Knowledge Space has its own Git repository and development workflow
- Independent deployment: Can be deployed separately with its own Docker configuration
- Optional learning tool: Recommended as a supplementary visualization for understanding digital economy structure
Benefits of Separation
- ✓ Simplified maintenance: Each project evolves independently
- ✓ Flexible deployment: Run on separate servers or infrastructure
- ✓ Clear scope: Course website focuses on learning materials, KS focuses on visualization
- ✓ Reusable: Knowledge Space can be featured on other sites or used as a standalone tool