Populating Space

my project in this semester calls Populating space:

There is an infinite 3d space, but empty. You are in power to generate population the fast and easy way.
Several questions arise: Which data available virtually or in real can be turned into 3d objects? Which sensors provide useful data? How data become information? Which kind of 3d objects are "good-enough" mappings? Can the mapping between input data and 3d objects made available for manipulation by the user? This is a cooperation project with Qwaq, Palo Alto/USA.

sounds interesting...

let's see