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Jim Vallandingham edited this page Jan 20, 2015 · 13 revisions

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History of the Scroll

Start at the beginning - for comedic effect.

Scrolls vs Books

Scrolls - as the start of recording history in some civilizations - wiki scroll

Replaced by Codex (books) wiki books

The reason pages beat scrolls in the physical world was better UX.

  • easier to transport.
  • a codex allows random access, as opposed to a scroll, which uses sequential access.
  • bla bla bla - other examples

Data vis on scrolls vs data vis in books. (perhaps make the case that scrolls had some benefits over books in this arena in terms of UX & access)

Fast Forward

to the Creation of the Web - or perhaps just GUIs

(insert humorous timeline of events between scrolls and scrolling - xcd style)

Some things have changed

Origin of the scrollbar

Scrollbars on the Right - gives some background / history of the scrollbar. when it jumped from left to righthand side. some experimentation done with early HTML browsers.

GEOS - page metaphor alternative.

Show early mouse and scrollbar examples

Scrollbar examples - image from https://twitter.com/ilistes/status/250658949467099136 or http://mashable.com/2012/09/26/scrollbar-history/ (could update with latest ones from Yosemite - if they look different...)

Question to research: What was the original thought around the web page - was it more of a page in a book or more of a scroll on a shelf?

  • scroll allows complete access all at one time.
  • But UX still isn't great

Fun Google trends links:

Google Trends N Grams

Today - things have changed again

ScrollWheel

Good overview of the initial development of the scrollwheel on Coding Horror

"I would argue that the mouse wheel is the first true mouse innovation since the invention of the mouse itself." -- Jeff Atwood

Patents:

Mice have turned into track pads have turned into touch screens.

Now the experience is ready for the scroll, but is web technology?

Trolling mice should die post: mice should die

Interactive Storytelling

Notes

Interactive Storytelling info

"The core tenets apply: immersive environments; first-person perspectives; interactivity at the forefront, yet not detracting from the core story; and a pervasive sense of empathy with those who are sharing their stories."

Calls it "transmedia" as well... not sure if that is a thing...

Narrative Visualizations - Jeff Heer - 2010:

"Visualizations themselves may incorporate a variety of media, including text, images and video, and can also be interactive, enabling stories whose telling relies as much on the reader as on the author."

Its relation to data visualization

Its use of mixed media

Data visualization

Steppers vs Scrollers.

Measuring Good in Interactives

Storytelling with data

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