Source-supported claim
An idea grounded in a cited object record, historical source or established research literature.
Research practice
Move from hypothesis to practical evidence in small, visible steps.
The programme is deliberately separating established research, working interpretation and prototype observation. The aim is not to protect the idea, but to make it possible to learn when it fails.
Working hypothesisstate what might happen
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Concrete contentmake the proposition testable
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Cheap prototypeavoid architecture before evidence
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Observationrecord behaviour separately from interpretation
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Decisionchange one visible thing at a time
Project proposition
A design or theoretical claim that the programme is attempting to test rather than present as settled fact.
What actually happened
A participant action or designer reaction, recorded before deciding what it means or what should change.
Current status
What has been established—and what has not.
Completed
- A coherent v0.3 product decision and vision
- Seven working research-domain papers
- A formal Lab / Engine / App system distinction
- A curated Roman coin content model
- A self-contained HTML interaction tester
Still to test
- Whether people independently understand the embedded anchors
- Whether explanation of connections increases curiosity
- Whether the story feels richer rather than merely longer
- Whether Structural Echoes illuminate or distract
- Whether the model transfers from a museum object to real places
Near-term application
A curated Albania field MVP.
The intended next practical test is a location-based Curiosity App for selected seeds in Berat and Gjirokastër—using fixed, researched content before introducing dynamic AI generation.
Camera / location / searchentry into a curated seed set
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Basic informationwhat it is and what is known
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Explorenames, objects, architecture and streets
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Context & meaninga changed view of the real place
Example seed type: a street name
A name can open occupation, geography, language, political memory or local tradition—but plausible etymology must remain visibly different from documented origin.