# Web Visualization Keyboards The Sang Un Jeon ‘Virtual City’ Sculpture Creates a Digita By Romina S. Cortellucci | Published 2012-06-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sang-un-jeon-virtual-city References: [dejoost.nl](http://www.dejoost.nl/virtual-internet-city-sang-un-jeon/) & [sjeon](http://sjeon.com/Virtual-City) As interaction becomes increasingly mediated by the Internet, Sang Un Jeon ‘Virtual City’ visualizes the digital web world as a real life space. Created by the Korean-born media artist Sang Un Jeon, the project turns the most well established communities on the Internet into individual buildings. The structures sit on top of [keyboard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edglrd-x-higround) reflecting as Sang Un Jeon describes on his website, “where the interaction of the virtual and real world takes place.” Each building is a reconstruction of a structure from the real world. Taken from countries around the world, these iconic forms are no longer contained in a national boundary reflecting the nature of the virtual world, while the varying heights of the buildings emulate the estimated monthly traffic each website procures, from the sky-scraping [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-project-genie) to smaller buildings that represent [Netflix](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/extreme-weather). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Web-based Architecture:** Opportunities for architects to explore digital spaces and create virtual buildings for web innovators. - **Virtual Community Mapping:** Utilizing virtual maps and data visualization to help people understand and interact with online communities. - **Online Interaction Design:** Design innovations that merge and enhance online and real-world interactions. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture:** Architecture firms can offer services to companies for web-based buildings and virtual community spaces. - **Data Visualization and Mapping:** Tech companies can offer digital mapping and visualization services to help people better visualize and understand online communities. - **Interaction Design:** Designers can create innovative new ways for online and real-world interactions to merge and complement each other. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [NYC Skyscraper-Inspired Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icebreaker-keyboard.md) - [Social Experiment Virtual Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uncanny-spaces.md) - [Colorful Metaverse Cities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-cities.md) - [Seoul-Themed Immersive Digital Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delight-installation.md) - [Thought-Provoking Interactive Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antibodies-installation.md) - [NYC-Inspired Mechanical Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-icebreaker.md) - [Multifunctional Hidden Display Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scroom-keyboard.md) - [Contemporary interactive workspaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-workspace.md) - [Immersive Keyboard-Focused Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-icon-keys.md)