Thinking Toys and Diegesis
A deeper look at building explorable explorations and the idea of thinking toys / diegesis.
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Works cited
This is the works cited from the lecture. Note that additional sources may be used in exercises and other supporting documentation.
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- Wikipedia Contributors, "PLATO," Wikimedia Foundation, 2025. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system)
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- The Grainger College of Engineering, "Donald L. Bitzer," University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2004. Available: https://grainger.illinois.edu/alumni/distinguished/Donald-Bitzer
- K. Iverson, "Notation as a Tool of Thought," ACM, 1980. doi: 10.1145/358896.358899
- B. Victor, "Bret Victor," Wikimedia Foundation, 2013. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Victor#/media/File:Bret_Victor.png
- B. Victor, "Explorable Explanations," Bret Victor, 2011. Available: https://worrydream.com/ExplorableExplanations/
- M. Appleton, "Programming Portals," Maggie Appleton, 2022. Available: https://maggieappleton.com/programming-portals/
- M. Appleton, "Tools for Thought as Cultural Practices, not Computational Objects," Maggie Appleton, 2025. Available: https://maggieappleton.com/tools-thought-talk
- M. Appleton, "Maggie Appleton," Maggie Appleton. Available: https://maggieappleton.com/about
- GDC, "Nicky Case 2019 Crop Photo," Wikimedia Foundation, 2025. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Case#/media/File:Nicky_Case_-_Game_Developers_Conference_2019_Crop.png
