(2022-09-29) TfTR Spatial Canvases

Tools-for-Thought Rocks session on Spatial Canvas apps.

Jess Martin: a "medium"

• strengths/weaknesses (grain)

Muse just published site

• https://infinitecanvas.tools/

Pirijan: Kinopio https://twitter.com/pketh

• his space for this chat https://kinopio.club/-talk-what-i-learned-and-am-still-figuring-out-while-building-kinopio-7EI7B9gnB3_A4-U8SY4Nx
• his blog https://pketh.org/tags/#kinopio
• worked on Glitch before
• design
  • little cards/nodes
  • connectors
    • 1 connector-spot per node
• context/need/positioning
  • software/design
    • annotate wireframes
    • spec document
• pretty "personalization" (customization)
  • is this Wanking?
    • contra: art/play as noodling
• text-links/backlinks
• export: can't find good "standard"
  • but yeah full JSON
  • has full API
• originally thought it would have specialized-function tool
  • now think it needs to have broad features
    • to replace multiple apps
• thinking leads to doing ("tools for thought should be tools for action")
  • so checkboxes are key
    • more like a decorator
  • Jess Martin: Thinking vs ToDoList very hard
• bulk-actions are important
• tech stack https://club.kinopio.club/t/what-is-the-tech-stack-of-kinopio/480
• life as solo developer
  • kinda performative
  • but human brand-connection is good
• TfT developer
  • users have different needs/desires
    • no shared vocabulary for these distinctions (positioning)
• questions
  • "keeping multiple canvases updated/consistent"

Darlene Dang, Edvo https://twitter.com/itsddang

• manifesto https://docs.edvo.com/
  • "everyone will have a personal database for Personal Intelligence" (PKM?)
  • need interop
• everything is a card
  • very nested/transclusion oriented: blocks in blocks
  • embed browser windows as cards
    • she uses Discord/Slack within a card!
• embed a space in another canvas (I'm not clear on space-vs-canvas)
• text card is an outline
  • can drag block out to create a new atomic card
• multiplayer?
  • add-only?