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> If you asked me in 1980 what an encyclopedia would look like in 2013 I would not have guessed static text + static pictures. Static text + pictures is exactl
by azov 14y ago
> If you asked me in 1980 what an encyclopedia would look like in 2013 I would not have guessed static text + static pictures.
Static text + pictures is exactly the way I like my encyclopedia to be. It is simple, lightweight, works everywhere, printable, usable on e-ink displays, and does the job just fine. You can always link to interactive toys, but please keep the main articles this way.
- tomjen3 14y agoThey should certainly be useable for disabled/blind users, but it seems silly to retard the growth of human knowledge in this manner, just to please conservative elements.
- mjn 14y agoDoes it really gain something for human knowledge to add 1990s-style "multimedia" to everything? I had a version of Encarta with interactive doodads when growing up, but I don't think they added much to the encyclopedia.
- tomjen3 14y agoA fair number of the articles I have read have animated gifs to explain some concepts that are difficult to explain with just text. You can certainly make 'doodads' if you so desire but that is like saying that there is no use for books, because you can write a trivial sex novel.