Inkstravaganza
3 days ago
- #Interactive Software
- #Visual Computing
- #Notebook Tool
- Highlight of recent work from the Programmable Ink research area, focusing on visualizable computation and interactive software.
- Introduction of PlayBook, a malleable notebook designed for handwriting and sketching with dynamic, composable features used for various tasks over two years.
- Exploration of propagator networks by Marcel Goethals as a computational substrate for PlayBook, with potential for visual representation and as a base for visual programming systems.
- Development of PlayBook's user input systems, including gestures like 'firm press' for tool switching, designed to mimic paper and avoid accidental screen taps.
- Mention of DrawDeck, a mysterious tool involving rune stones and computational processes, encouraging exploration and imagination.
- Announcement of image dithering implementation for Automerge and ticket sales for Local-First Conf.
- Closure with a teaser for future updates on Patchwork and an invitation for collaboration.