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A bit wishy-washy, but the general point holds. Since the 90s, I’ve been somewhat surprised to see the PC technology fail to really learn from how well humans
by maegul 4y ago
A bit wishy-washy, but the general point holds.
Since the 90s, I’ve been somewhat surprised to see the PC technology fail to really learn from how well humans have leveraged printed information that is embedded in our environment.
I figure screens and projectors are simply harder and more expensive than what would be required for the digital to get paper like. But still, it’s disappointing.
Incidentally, just watched a recent Bret Victor talk about his latest application of his RealTalk/Dynamicland system:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXiVOmaVSo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXiVOmaVSo
- brainzap 4y agoholy shit that duck animation is so good, it also teaches a bit on data collection and matching, love it
- makeitdouble 4y agoThe right balance is probably a mix of digital and analogue, so yes leveraging printed information where it’s more cost effective or practical is a good call. Now, I think there really are better interfaces than paper in most of our everyday use cases, and it’s more on what people are used to or what they’re comfortable with (the Chinese student example in the article is basically that). It’s totally valid, and everyone has preferences, it should just be explicited that it’s really about individual taste.
- dredmorbius 4y agoFor those confused, the Bret Victor bit comes later in the video. Yes, the beginning is Shawn Douglas talking about protein visualisation. BV starts at about 14 minutes.