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Zeus JonesFlatland Part 1
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This work is a new way of telling Edwin A. Abbott’s classic novel Flatland, a story set in a 2-dimensional world featuring a quadrilateral narrator/protagonist. In this version Abbott’s words are kept intact, but instead of 'pages' they come in discrete 'scenes' and are augmented by new animated illustrations using PowerPoint’s own built-in animation features.
Flatland was a favorite story of mine in childhood, recommended to me by one of my favorite math teachers. The story is partly about expanding one’s mind, partly about math, but it’s also a social satire of the sexism and social hierarchy of the Victorian times in which he lived. Because (almost) all of the characters in Flatland are two-dimensional geometric shapes, PowerPoint actually seemed like a natural tool to use to tell the tale in a more visual way to a modern audience. I hope this work introduces the story to people who haven’t encountered it, and I encourage anyone who likes it to read the original book and see Abbott’s original illustrations. This PowerPoint file is only Part 1 of 2. Part 2 is forthcoming. Other Links: Flatland - Wikipedia Flatland - Project Gutenberg 
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Good Simple design!
7:47 P 8/29/07 by SRASLAN
Excellent use of Powerpoint! I 've see and have created presentation that are a bit ostentatious this is the best use of the simplicity of Power Point.
Reminds me of CS Lewis use of this analogy to point to a reality beyond ourselves.
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Smart use of PowerPoint
2:51 P 9/03/07 by Dalibor
Nice illustration of Abbott's clever satire and math tale. Looking forward to seeing the more complex Part 2.
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EXCELLENT!
5:09 P 9/09/07 by galfridus73
Now that's impressive. It shows how a presentation can replace what people used to do with HyperCard back in the day. Very nice and I'm looking forward to Part II!
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like it
6:52 P 10/02/07 by cdhk125
nice colors
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Brilliant
3:24 P 11/16/07 by Live Eye TV
The rain sequence? I'm truly in awe. Just beautiful.
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Simple
9:04 P 1/24/08 by RustyP2
Impressive for 2003. I'd love to see some combined animations though, becuase even 2003 had a new timeline capable of overlapping effects.
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Elegant
10:26 P 2/03/08 by omgwtfbbq
Everything about this is elegant... the colors, fonts, animations, transitions... simple yet beautiful.
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