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Overall arc: Dave is working hands-on in the Map view, testing node selection, movement, layout, and spatial organization. The conversation moves from immediate UX feedback into a deeper discussion about how AI should be integrated into the spatial workspace. Interaction design Dave finds the “only selected nodes can move” toggle important — he wants to be… Continue reading Millard 1 may 2026

AI: Summary Across four sessions in April 2026, the Future of Text Lab explored what it means to work with knowledge spatially in XR, moving beyond the established metaphors of flat screens and traditional text. The month opened with Frode Hegland’s “Best of Both Worlds” presentation — the idea that nodes can be furled into compact forms… Continue reading April ’26 Journal

The reality is that in order to foster a richly connected, richly interactive —more liquid — knowledge environments where thinking is truly augmented and innovation to make increasingly power tools increases, we need document formats to support that. To see a brief scenario of what this would be practically, have a look at: This is… Continue reading Origami Text

The May Project will revolve around document formats & information interaction in XR. We are proposing using EPB as a wrapper for HTML benefits with PDF level compatibility. We call it ‘Origami Text‘ since it is folded into legacy form but can be unfurled into spatial and dimension text. AI: Summary This session brought together… Continue reading 4 May 2026

AI: Summary This session explored the intersection of AI in education, the crisis of academic publishing and document ownership, and the question of what a future-proof knowledge document format might look like. The conversation moved from how AI levels the playing field for students and reshapes teaching toward mastery-based learning, through the social and technical… Continue reading 27 April ’26

Future Text Lab — 20 April 2026 AI: Summary This session explored the tension between spatial movement and sedentary interaction in XR knowledge environments, the philosophical gap between incremental implementation and larger augmentation visions, and the nature of externalized knowledge and how it should be manipulated through gesture, voice, and overlay. The group discussed voice… Continue reading 20 April ’26

Generative Writing in Core and Contextual Environments We looked at generative writing, where writing does not just record pre-formed thoughts but generates new understanding through the act of writing itself, in Core & Contextual environments. AI: Summary This session wove together three interconnected threads: the design philosophy behind generative writing tools (specifically Author), the emerging framework… Continue reading 13 April 2026

AI: Summary March 2026 was a month of deepening conceptual and practical work around a single core question: what does it mean to work with knowledge in space, and how do we move knowledge between flat, framed interfaces and XR environments without simply transplanting one medium’s habits into another? The community explored this through hands-on… Continue reading March Journal recap

AI: Resources Mentioned Zettelkasten (note-taking methodology) — introduced by Jonathan Finn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten Zettlr (Zettelkasten desktop app) — mentioned by Jonathan Finn and shared by Peter Wasilko: https://www.zettlr.com HyperTalk (programming language of HyperCard) — shared by Peter Dimitrios: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperTalk Manex (app) — shared by Peter Wasilko: https://manex.app Pie menu — referenced by Peter Dimitrios and linked by Brandel Zachernuk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_menu Sparklines patent (Microsoft) — surfaced by Brandel Zachernuk after Jonathan Finn recalled Edward Tufte had patented them: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20090282325A1/en… Continue reading 6 April Resources

[M — INTRO] We’ve been calling them pages but they’re not pages at all When you scroll through the content you are reading a scroll The boundary dissolves, the document loses its edge Brandel named it clean — integrity’s the thing on the ledge[F — INTRO] A true page holds its shape, what’s inside it… Continue reading April 6 song lyrics