Revision as of 16:50, 27 November 2024 edit 2a00:23c5:fe1c:3701:d5d3:367:202:f5de (talk) I think "informational" is better than "informative" here: it might be both, but the entire purpose of the medium is to inform (whereas "informative" is only true if it succeeds!) ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 13:59, 9 June 2025 edit undo Kvng (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers 116,060 edits m caps
Line 29: Many explorable explanations predate the popular use of the phrase.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Singley\|first=Mark K.\|title=Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems Reaching through technology - CHI '91 \|chapter=Molehill \|date=1991\|___location=New York, NY \|publisher=ACM \|pages=439–440 \|doi=10.1145/108844.108992 \|isbn=9780897913836\|s2cid=21614588}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Redmiles\|first=David F.\|title=Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '93 \|chapter=Reducing the variability of programmers' performance through explained examples \|date=1993\|___location=New York, NY\|publisher=ACM\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/interchi93confer0000unse/page/67 67–73]\|doi=10.1145/169059.169082\|isbn=9780897915755\|s2cid=13014326\|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/interchi93confer0000unse/page/67\|doi-access=free}}</ref> For example, the [[PLATO (computer system)\|Plato system]], a computer-assisted instructional system created in 1960 depicted to the right, used interactive examples to teach concepts to students.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hackeducation.com/2018/01/25/plato\|title=PLATO and the History of Education Technology (That Wasn't)\|date=January 2, 2018\|website=Hack Education\|language=en-US\|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref> In 1996, [[Mitchel Resnick]] created an explorable explanation of [[emergence]] using [[Conway's Game of Life]] as an example.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.playfulinvention.com/emergence/\|title=Exploring Emergence \|website=www.playfulinvention.com \|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> The target audience for explorable explanations has historically been limited by available [[Software ~~Platform~~platform\|software distribution platforms]] (although some have been made for specific museums, without any intention of wider distribution, including some created by [[Karl Sims]]<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.karlsims.com/rd-exhibit.html\|title=Reaction-Diffusion Media Wall \|website=www.karlsims.com \|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>). Due to the fact that explorable explanations have not previously been successfully [[Monetization\|monetized]], physical media such as [[CD-ROM]]s could not be considered. Since the 2000s, explorable explanations have become more common, because of widespread internet access and increased [[computer graphics]] possibilities within [[web browser]]s, for example via [[Scalable Vector Graphics\|SVG]], [[WebGL]], and [[Canvas element\|HTML5 canvas]] [[API]]. This allows complex simulations to be accessed instantly and shared on social media. Wikipedia has some examples of basic explorable explanations.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Conic_section_interactive_visualisation.svg\|title=conic section interactive visualisation \|website=upload.wikimedia.org \|access-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

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