"PowerPoint is a terrible idea because it takes everything interesting about what computers can do and brings it into an expensive form of paper. Alan now jumps

"PowerPoint is a terrible idea because it takes everything interesting about what computers can do and brings it into an expensive form of paper. Alan now jumps into a demo of the system he’s using that isn’t PowerPoint. He draws a car and then animates it with a script. This is based on what children do with his system, Squeak. " I found that tidbit interesting. The thing is, when you invent new things, you need some type of metaphor for what already exists, or people will have a hard time adopting it or using it.