JOHN WARFIELD wrote
>
>Of course what is of final importance in representations is whether human
>beings possess the capacity to extract from them with some modest effort
>what they are intended to convey.
>
>Fortunately most people who deal with hypertext and other extended forms
>of representation are able to ignore that simple fact, because to do
>otherwise would be to go out of business.
I am missing something. Any representation an idea, I think, must
consider the capability of the audience to grasp the idea. A presentation
should lead the comprehension from one understanding to another. I have
tried to represent my resume in hypertext. It is extraordinarily
difficult for me to take this well known subject and think through what
logic the reader would employ in reading it so that I can intelligently
place the links.
Just as in facilitating meetings the facilitator must be familiar with the
mental models of the participants, the designer of presentations must
connect with the viewer, reader or listener.
>(Was I too brusque?)
>
Perhaps direct, IMHO the best way to be.
Cheers
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