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20140719: Jack Park: Comparisons in relation to User Experience

Jerry is referring to his instance of
http://www.thebrain.com/

here
https://webbrain.com/brainpage/brain/3D80058C-14D8-5361-0B61-A061F89BAF87

It is clear to me that he is referring to the methodology enabled by
TheBrain, as presented here:
http://www.thebrain.com/support/tutorials/

which allows him to achieve clarity in what I call "mapping processes".

The "big three" at TheBrain appear to be: types, tags, and relations.

In a sense, that's the same "big three" in play in my graph.  But it
seems to me that what is different, and I think Jerry is making a
crucial point, is the difference in the way the platform works, the
way it facilitates let's call it "user experience" where user stands
for both the mapper, and people who view the map.

I am not convinced that the underlying data structure is what is in
play here; rather, I see it as a user experience issue, which I see
this way:

My limited use of TheBrain, going way back to where it was a simple
desktop application, informs me that there are just a few ways to
actually create types and relate them.  That's simple, and still
powerful.

My much longer experience with DebateGraph, informed more by my lone
use of Compendium and building topic maps is that the user experience
is far less constrained, lending more options to the mapper, possibly
creating more confusion to those who must navigate the map later on.

I have spoken with people who actually prefer TheBrain over
DebateGraph, but I am one who likes the freedom to explore richer ways
to specify relations and so forth. So, Jerry's interest in a deeper
comparison of the two platforms seems appropriate.

Other thoughts?
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