Hello, I am Rowen.

Welcome to my page. Here you can get to know me a little. But first, the introduction:

I'm Rowen Forman, creative programmer and data specialist. My focus is on developing interactive systems driven by data. I find great beauty in harnessing the raw power of data with the investigative capability of interaction. Have a look at my work by clicking the projects to the right, and see how my journey fares.

Sentiment or Detriment

Social Media message data visualized as a timeseries.

A powerful investigative tool for social Social Media analysis, this tool combines categorical filters with a finegrained temporal control, enabling in depth inference and an overview at a glance. Click to view.

Globe of Terrorism

A geospatial history of terrorism visualized in 3D.

An entry to 2019's Information is Beautiful contest, this exploratory interactive exposition brings a history of terror into a 3-dimensional space. Click to view.

KDE AIS Trajectories

Innovating the visualization of movevement trajectories with KDE

Movement over time is notoriously difficult to visualize effectively. In this project, I use Kernel Density Estimation and inspiration from Ant Colony Optimization problems to attempt to innovate in this domain. Click to view.