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Not a board game manual next to the board game, but explanation *inside* the board game. Not a YouTube tutorial open next to Logic, but an explanatory medium *inside* Logic. New "letter from the lab" on mass mediums which integrate doing with explanation:

andymatuschak.org

Doing-centric explanatory mediums: board game instruction manuals and an unusual Figma document

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Jan 19

Have you heard of

@scrimba

? Not a YouTube tutorial next to an IDE, but a teacher guiding you *inside* the IDE 💪

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Yes! A short essay on that format here:

medium.com

Narrated explorables: three mental models

Three mental models for “narrated explorables,” a new learning medium combining video, interactives, and game-like prompts.

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Interestingly, creating good educational experiences on top of these interactive media is not easy. Teachers need to shift from a YouTube mindset to a Socratic mindset, which takes intention and practice.