Any way to keep the final image displayed at the end of the video instead of going to black? That way one can look at the final result and think about it if they want. Otherwise, make the final result display a little longer before it goes to black. It just goes away too quickly.
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:16 PM, bob therriault <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Skip, > > I must admit at first glance I thought your suggestion would be more > confusing, not less. But after giving it a shot, with the slight adjustment > of covering the 'operation' with a + symbol instead of colour change > (discerning colours is not a strength for many), I have found I prefer the > approach you suggest. The results can be seen on the jwiki Plus (+) page: > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Vocabulary/plus > > The concern that remains is whether you and I have already internalized the > matrix operations that we are attempting to describe for a new learner. As > Ian has suggested in another post, the only way to have an answer to that is > to get the response of new learners. In spite of the fact that J represents > an ongoing challenge to me, I don't think I can claim to have the > perspective of a new learner any more. Still, the choices we are developing > will be useful when our audience arrives in the theatre. > > Cheers, bob > > On -Mar7-2010, at -Mar7-201010:43 AM, Skip Cave wrote: > > > Bob, > > > > Your last video is the best so far, but you still don't need to expand > > the arrays up before adding them. Just keep the arrays the same, and > > just slide/overlap them. You also don't need the plus sign to reappear. > > Just leave the plus alone, (you should still see it in the transparency > > or above the merge if you drop the two arrays) and slide the two arrays > > together. > > > > No need for explosions either. A simple color transition after the sum > > has completed could indicate the new sum. This should be easier to > > develop since there would be no explosions, no array expanding, etc. and > > I think the subtlety is less confusing. > > . > > .Skip Cave > > . > > . > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
