Explorable Explanations
The power of good old fashioned
poking around
@maartenzam
24 January 2018
Visualisation Berlin
Meetup
M 670,60 C 110,50 250,440 530,415
Béziers connect two points with a smooth curve. The C curveto command takes three coordinates: a control point for the current position, a control point for the next position and the new position itself. M 670,60 C 110,50 250,440 530,415 starts at 680,60 and moves to 530,415 along a path determined by the control points.
Builds up, from simple to complex
Mix of text, visuals and interactives
Make abstract concrete (no formulas)
Interactive model/formula parameters
Simulations
Playfull
People currently think of text as information to be consumed. I want text to be an environment to think in.
What to do?
1. Examples
Almost everywhere, you can see static explanations begging to be brought to life
2. Tools
Explorable explanations won't catch on if they're difficult to author
3. Culture
How do we make readers demand explorable explanations, and reject static text?
