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FRODE HEGLAND
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Working on The Future of Text, currently with a focus on XR.
https://futuretextlab.info
If you had a super simple and elegant way to TAG your documents, what tags would you like to have available?
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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it's finally happening
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Testing new commands for interactions in the Map in Author.

youtu.be/0vcyW6Hwlfs
Small screen testing of new commands
YouTube video by Frode Hegland (Augmented Text)
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October 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
October 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Dear Apple why can't I have a launcher anymore? Why do I have to type in the name of the app I want to use, or try to find it in an ever changing list of icons?
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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"Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of magic."

Carl Sagan, Cosmos
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join our discussion on thinking with spatial information!
futuretextlab.info/2025-schedule/
2025 – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
September 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Questions to the community. Alternative questions, not only answers, are of course also very welcome:
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Video now up:

This Future of Text meeting focused on Patrick Lichty's presentation about virtual narratology and spatial information structures in XR environments.

futuretextlab.info/2025/09/01/1...
1 September : Patrick Lichty – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
September 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Today's meeting focused on Patrick Lichty’s presentation about virtual narratology and spatial information structures in XR environments. JOIN US ANY MONDAY!
futuretextlab.info/2025/09/01/1...
1 September : Patrick Lichty – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
September 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Information Landscapes: Muriel Cooper at the TED5 Conference. A true much watch for anyone interested in information and presentation.

youtu.be/BhrZHkdc2rU?...
September 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Introduction to Author macOS V11 is now available:
www.augmentedtext.info/walkthrough-...
August 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
AI: Summary on ‘The Future of Text 6’ in XR from yesterday:

This meeting focused on designing interactions for viewing and organizing academic articles from the Future of Text book series within an XR cube environment...

futuretextlab.info/2025/08/09/t...
‘The Future of Text 6’ in XR – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Please join us Monday as we discuss how we can view and interact with ‘The Future of Text’ articles in XR.

The basic notion is a Cube with all the articles and active Frames to help the user decide what to read.

youtu.be/dxUAODye6XY?...
A Knowledge Volume in the shape of a Cube
YouTube video by Frode Hegland (Augmented Text)
youtu.be
August 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yes please
For the love of god can we stop airing articles about "X tech bro says this is gonna happen in X years clearly just in service of a publicity stunt". No. It's not going to happen. Obviously. Why are we indulging this?
August 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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8"x8" plot, 520 curves in muted turquoise.

Bantam Tools Axidraw V3/A3,
Liquitex Muted Turquoise acrylic ink,
Rotring Isograph 0.2mm,
Canson cold pressed watercolor 300g.

#plotter #plotterart #inkandpaper #creativecoding #axidraw #liquitexacrylicink
April 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We will be discussing "Challenges of Designing Textual Knowledge Interactions For XR" today.

Please feel free to join us: 8:30-10 Pacific | 11:30-1:00 Eastern | 4:30-6 UK | 5:30-7 CEST

futuretextlab.info/2025/08/02/1...
Challenges of Designing Textual Knowledge Interactions For XR – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
August 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you would like to Beta Test Author V 11 for macOS, you can download the app from here: testflight.apple.com/join/gqjWYvhC
August 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Would you like to test the latest Author for Mac?

I would love your feedback on any stage of use, including installation/first use, writing, views, AI and so on, should you have the time.

Please feel free to point out anything big or tiny...

testflight.apple.com/join/gqjWYvhC
TestFlight - Apple
Using TestFlight is a great way to help developers test beta versions of their apps.
testflight.apple.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Isometric exercises like wall squats are gentle on your body, but can enhance your fitness in a surprisingly efficient way, discovers Grace Wade.
The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises
Isometric exercises like wall squats are gentle on your body, but can enhance your fitness in a surprisingly efficient way, discovers Grace Wade
www.newscientist.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Oh really...
Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but now, research suggests that children get more sleep over a 24-hour period if they had a daytime snooze.
Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night
Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case
www.newscientist.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our session today is now up.

Presentation by Ayaskant Panigrahi on WebExtensions for WebXR – how web extensions could be adapted for spatial computing environments.

Feel free to join us any given Monday to discuss the future of text.

futuretextlab.info/2025/07/05/a...
July 21st : Ayaskant Panigrahi – Future Text Lab
futuretextlab.info
July 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Two current reads
July 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM