Dynamic mental models…
We do not think by making logical deductions or following formal rules; we think by manipulating mental models which, most of the time, take the form of images. Pierre Lévy, Trees of Knowledge. (Trees of Knowledge).…
Trees of Knowledge
Trees of Knowledge
Trees of knowledge – Based on an interview of him, Pierre Lévy postulates a new language to provide a dynamic representation of thought models, giving the Tree of Knowledge as an example. (read more)
Connected Magazine, Jul. 7th 1997.…
Trees of Knowledge
In his book “L’idéographie dynamique” (The dynamic ideography) Pierre Lévy postulates the existence of a new language that would go beyond the distinction between text and image to provide a dynamic representation of thought models. This new language would radically alter the role of the creator who would work on interfaces, transforming the “spectator” into a creative actor. A second book entitled “Les arbres de connaissances” (Trees of Knowledge), co-authored with Michel Authier, develops an application of dynamic ideography in the field of forms of knowledge.…