tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post982583879831030608..comments2023-10-01T01:39:20.158-07:00Comments on The Humane Experience: Bandwidth and InformationMichael Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-20296668626349388812010-08-15T05:18:17.234-07:002010-08-15T05:18:17.234-07:00The big problem with video for me is that it often...The big problem with video for me is that it often forces you into it's timeline.<br /><br />If I want to learn how to use Swype on my Android phone, I am forced to go to the website and watch 10 videos each around 3 minutes long.<br /><br />In all honesty, all of this information could have been written in 2 paragraphs and an 8 item, bulleted list, easily read in under 3 minutes.<br /><br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642310279514768742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-53855408383716568662010-08-05T10:53:51.031-07:002010-08-05T10:53:51.031-07:00Thanks to Youtube, I fully expect to have this ban...Thanks to Youtube, I fully expect to have this banjo thing <em>down</em> in time for the First Annual STC Summit Bluegrass Jam, next year at Sacramento.Ted Kusterhttp://tedtedted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-34367064486813097332010-08-04T17:18:32.129-07:002010-08-04T17:18:32.129-07:00Mike, I agree with many of your points. However, I...Mike, I agree with many of your points. However, I wonder how much this point of view might be somewhat generational in nature. One of my struggles as a technical writer is how to entice folks to actually read what I have written BEFORE they get themselves into trouble.<br /><br />While you and I (being about the same age) might be comfortable with cracking a manual or searching help for keywordsAtmospherichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964462122788497938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-57282726020868493232010-08-04T12:59:28.460-07:002010-08-04T12:59:28.460-07:00This is a very intriguing concept you have propose...This is a very intriguing concept you have proposed: that we can have "video junk" that actually prevents us from gleaning what we really need to learn from an instructional video.<br /><br />I suppose the part that's the most difficult to account for is the capacity of the viewer's brain to filter out the so-called noise and collect the pertinent information. In effect, we haveUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444592039550056718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-20663294308604231752010-08-04T11:36:27.931-07:002010-08-04T11:36:27.931-07:00Back to the music, I'm still pondering if vide...Back to the music, I'm still pondering if video without tab is better than tab without video. Of course best world is audio, video, with tab :-)Michael Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004741387594324547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-39043579550296158162010-08-04T10:47:49.828-07:002010-08-04T10:47:49.828-07:00Video might be excellent for steps involving motio...Video might be excellent for steps involving motion, such as a graphic drawing program. I could show node editing and moving.<br /><br />Also, could depend on the target audience. A simply-produced video on how to outgrabe the momraths with hand positions (and proper posture) would possibly be better and faster than the most eloquent prose for a foreign-language audience.Bruce H. Johnsonhttp://www.freespirituniverse.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35562779.post-7962012006099464142010-08-04T09:12:43.071-07:002010-08-04T09:12:43.071-07:00I, too, think video is overkill for many types of ...I, too, think video is overkill for many types of information transfer. At concerts, or during a televised music performances, I sometimes close my eyes to concentrate on listening to the music. <br /><br />When someone is learning a new process, they want the step-by-step instructions and a way to confirm that they are in the right place as they proceed at their own pace. For this, static Techquestionernoreply@blogger.com