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The third iteration of online feedback is now closed. The first feedback period ran from April 2009 to August 2009. The second ran from March 2010 to August 2010. The third ran from August 2010 to early February 2011. Many thanks to all of you who provided feedback.

Book [NEW] An old book of memories .... Uses sound (good quality speakers or headphones recommended). [added 14.10.2010]	TimeRadio A special radio able to tune into any sound ever made .... As Babbage wrote: “The air itself is one vast library, on whose pages are for ever written all that man has ever said or woman whispered." Uses sound (good quality speakers or headphones recommended). May take a little time to download on first use. [added 10.09.2010]	timeTV A vintage TV able to tune into images of lost London. Uses sound (good quality speakers or headphones recommended). [added 26.08.2010]
Portsmouth Street, London (partial) This work includes partial images from a 1904 photo of Portsmouth Street. The mix of image layers is controlled by left/right mouse movements. [added 20/08/2010]	Portsmouth Street, London (full) This work includes a full photo from 1904 of Portsmouth Street. The mix of image layers is controlled by left/right mouse movements. [added 20/08/2010]	Portsmouth Street, London (palimpsest lens) This work provides a lens able to reveal a previous layer of time at a particular place - 13 Portsmouth Street in 1904 lying below the surface of the 2010 image. [added 20/08/2010]

aural palimpsests of time and place This work explores aural palimpsests - hidden sounds of the past and present that exist in the soundscapes around us, if only we took the time to stop and listen. [added 20/08/2010]	Trafalgar Square palimpsests of time and place This work uses moving images to explore the past and present of Trafalgar Square. This is a silent version. A version with sound is under development to enable comparison between the relative evocation of the two. [added 21/08/2010]	13 Portsmouth Street, London emergent This work uses a time-based reveal of hidden layers triggered by a mouse click. [added 24/08/2010]
map palimpsest 1 3 layered maps of West London. Using the mouse scroll wheel, or equivalent gesture on a touch pad, will navigate between the 3 layers and times. Do you find this an effective technique - or do you prefer the technique used in "map palimpsest 2" (next example along this row)? [added 23/08/2010]	map palimpsest 2 3 layered maps of West London. Left to right mouse movements navigate between the different layers and times. Do you find this an effective technique - or do you prefer the technique used in "map palimpsest 1" (previous example along this row)? [added 23/08/2010]
stereoscopy test This palimpsest technique incorporates stereoscopy (3D) imaging. You will need red/cyan 3D specs to view it. There is no feedback on this at present as the technique will be further refined prior to formal evaluation. It is here to illustrate some of the other work under exploration. [added 21.10.2010]	HRTF/binaural test This technique requires the use of headphones. It experiments with the head related transfer function (HRTF) to simulate surround-sound, with the whispers that can be heard moving around (behind, beside, in front of and inside your head ....). There is no feedback on this at present as the technique is being further refined prior to formal evaluation. It is here to illustrate some of the other work under exploration. [added 22.10.2010] HRTF whispers example (MP3 format)

Some of these works utilise images taken from the book "Lost London 1870-1945" courtesy of English Heritage London Region and the City of London, London Metropolitan Archives. Moving historic images are courtesy of Getty Images. These works incorporate creative techniques, and modified techniques, obtained via original research utilising feedback from users in the IOCT usability lab and online.