21 January 2009, by delib, Uncategorized
As aMap’s in its infancy, we’re always keen to get as much feedback on both the interactive widget and printed maps as possible – so if you’ve got any ideas for improvements, then do drop us a note and we can take them into account for the next iteration.
We’re also keen for people to spot any bugs (of which there have been many so far!)
Drop me a note @ Chris “AT” delib.co.uk
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aMap is short for 'argument map'. The idea's very simple - to get more people arguing by mapping out complex debates in a simple visual format.
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It would be useful to be able to edit / delete an argument map after you’ve published one.
I don’t think that the argument structure makes intuitive sense (or maybe its just me). I think that you’ve either got to ax either the 3rd or 4th step so it looks more like Question, Position, Support. And that whole “as” thing doesn’t make sense unless you read the website explanation…which means that people will get confused and say that this isn’t intuitive and then never come back. Also, the viewing window is too darn small…it’s like a peephole in a door.
But everything else is super cool!!!
How about for use in education providing a bit of a safety net by adding password protection so that students in a class only can add to the argument?
I really think that responses to the same argument line should be mapped in the same visualization instead of creating a new one, making it a single story with all sides involved.
By making the responses into new maps, it’s not possible to concentrate the entire discussion, which makes it hard to determine which side “won” the discussion, conflicting with the whole purpose.
Beautiful and creative though! Good job! Very powerful tool, specially if I was able to make responses stick with the original map.
I find the idea very exciting especially for primary schools. I don’t like the bobbing around of the online maps though, just slows the process down. I will be making maps with my eight year old. I’ve just introduced her to mind maps and she loves them.
Love Twitter, that’s how I found you!
PS Yes, as per Steve’s comment : please make the window much bigger to view.
You could add a “qualification” arm. Going “but….. “as….. “supported by…..”.
This would allow for qualified propositions, “Yes maybe” “Yes perhaps”. But the aim here seems to be to cause (viral?)arguments not to help users argue with themselves, which is fair enough.