Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction [interactive article by Bret Victor, 2011]

Interactive visualizations allow us to better understand complex systems. In his interactive article titled "Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction", author Bret Victor shows a methodology of using the ladder of abstraction to to build interactive visualizations that are able to show many system states at a glance. It's one of Jay's favorite articles on interaction design. This video goes over the article and its visualizations.

Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction
http://worrydream.com/LadderOfAbstraction/
Introduction (0:00)
Opening section and motivation (1:09)
Introducing a simple car system (5:06)
Interaction: controlling time (7:28)
Controlling the algorithm (8:28)
Up: Abstracting over time (11:54)
Down: maintaining control over time (14:19)
Up: abstracting algorithm parameters (15:46)
Conclusion (19:37)
Bret Victor: Media for Thinking the Unthinkable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUaOucZRlmE

Bret Victor: Humane Representation of Thought
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agOdP2Bmieg
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