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> you can add your own symbols (that can optionaly expand to words) > it can display graphics such as graphs, plots, diagrams, images or even interactive ball-
by sxp 5y ago
> you can add your own symbols (that can optionaly expand to words)
> it can display graphics such as graphs, plots, diagrams, images or even interactive ball-and-stick model of a chemical compound
> it is programmable, i.e. you can write your own functions with recursion, conditionals and loops
This sounds similar to Ken Perlin's Chalk Talk. See the demo at https://youtu.be/xuzrF_82z7U?t=2679 https://youtu.be/xuzrF_82z7U?t=2679 but the whole video is worth watching.
> RAND Tablet had handwriting recognition that was based on _clever heuristic+, i.e. no machine learning, and it required person to write slightly different than it would normally write with a pen and paper.
The linked page on handwriting recognition is as interesting as this article: https://jackschaedler.github.io/handwriting-recognition/ https://jackschaedler.github.io/handwriting-recognition/
- mlajtos 5y agoI am familiar with Chalk Talk, however I think Ken is trying to achieve something different. He is trying to explain stuff to other people with his tool; summoning visualization that are suitable at the moment. My aim is bit different — enrich the individual’s ability to think unthinkable thoughts at the moment. Let me explain. I like to think with paper and pencil, but I am often limited by my “computational” mind. Computer is just faster than my mind and I would like to leverage that speed in the moment with pen and paper.