Comments on: Zooming in on Prezi: A Review http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/zooming-in-on-prezi-a-review/ The art and science of interaction design. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:46:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: G Money http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/zooming-in-on-prezi-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-797 G Money Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:02:17 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=310#comment-797 I have used Prezi now for a couple presentations, but I won't likely ever use it again. The final results are very cool, and the animation is really great, but the functionality is so limited. Simply allowing you to group objects and move them in mass would be a huge step forward, or perhaps using something other than black or blue font. The real problem is actually being able to share your presentation with people. The email function simply does not work. Most people can't actually effectively download the file, and in many cases when its download, it's corrupt. I would avoid using Prezi for anything you need to share with anyone. I have used Prezi now for a couple presentations, but I won’t likely ever use it again. The final results are very cool, and the animation is really great, but the functionality is so limited. Simply allowing you to group objects and move them in mass would be a huge step forward, or perhaps using something other than black or blue font. The real problem is actually being able to share your presentation with people. The email function simply does not work. Most people can’t actually effectively download the file, and in many cases when its download, it’s corrupt. I would avoid using Prezi for anything you need to share with anyone.

]]> By: Lee Hanson http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/zooming-in-on-prezi-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Lee Hanson Sun, 02 May 2010 20:44:27 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=310#comment-744 Great in depth review. I started off using Prezi but needed better customized design options, so I ended up using www.ahead.com. Somehow I don't understand why Prezi has taken all the attention as I truly find Ahead.com much more powerful for professional users. Great in depth review. I started off using Prezi but needed better customized design options, so I ended up using http://www.ahead.com. Somehow I don’t understand why Prezi has taken all the attention as I truly find Ahead.com much more powerful for professional users.

]]> By: Todd Toler http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/zooming-in-on-prezi-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Todd Toler Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:08:31 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=310#comment-39 Well, hardly a great example but here's my first attempt at making a Prezi. In the future I will use more restraint! http://prezi.com/64751/view/ Well, hardly a great example but here’s my first attempt at making a Prezi. In the future I will use more restraint!
http://prezi.com/64751/view/

]]> By: materialsdave http://www.solidstateux.com/reviews/zooming-in-on-prezi-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11 materialsdave Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:44:55 +0000 http://www.solidstateux.com/?p=310#comment-11 I've experimented with Prezi and came very close to using it for a series of external presentations, but decided against it because I didn't know how to use it. Not in the interface sense----I know how to "use" the application and make presentations----but in the sense of knowing when and how to use the different levels of detail. Looking at the user-submitted samples in the Gallery (and my own attempts), I'm reminded of when desktop publishing tools and laser printers first became available to the masses. It took a few years for people to figure out that "typography" wasn't using all these new font choices on the same page! I'm looking forward to seeing some good examples over the next few months or years of how Prezi can be harnessed to truly enhance communication, examples that I can learn from. I’ve experimented with Prezi and came very close to using it for a series of external presentations, but decided against it because I didn’t know how to use it. Not in the interface sense—-I know how to “use” the application and make presentations—-but in the sense of knowing when and how to use the different levels of detail.

Looking at the user-submitted samples in the Gallery (and my own attempts), I’m reminded of when desktop publishing tools and laser printers first became available to the masses. It took a few years for people to figure out that “typography” wasn’t using all these new font choices on the same page!

I’m looking forward to seeing some good examples over the next few months or years of how Prezi can be harnessed to truly enhance communication, examples that I can learn from.

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