Working on The Future of Text, currently with a focus on XR. https://futuretextlab.infohttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mltkc2ljxs2wAn update on how a document can be opened up into Nodes for reading in whatever orientation you prefer, while connected to the traditional linear document. This is a big step for the project, I hope you like it. youtu.be/OSUA-rAUnSg https://youtu.be/OSUA-rAUnSg14 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltkc2ljxs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mlsckzrjz22wWrite in a Thinking Space. Author for macOS. Please try it, please feel free to ask me any questions. www.augmentedtext.info/author14 May 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsckzrjz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mlkyfj36es2jJoin us today in our Open Office Hours session. futuretextlab.info/2026-cal/11 May 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkyfj36es2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3ml2dljtuys2sDemo sparked discussion on cognitive load, adaptive interfaces & a new format; Origami Text. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development was proposed as a design principle — interfaces should scaffold the next cognitive step, not flatten complexity. https://futuretextlab.info/2026/04/28/6-may-2026/04 May 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2dljtuys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mkkd5jvfrc2pYesterday: AI levels the educational playing field but our document formats haven't kept up. We explored whether ePub or a new format could finally give us ownable, citable, shareable knowledge & why that's a social problem as much as a technical one. https://futuretextlab.info/2026/04/27/27-april-26/28 Apr 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkd5jvfrc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mkhijuk6ts2eJoin us today, 5PM UK time: futuretextlab.info/2026-cal/27 Apr 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhijuk6ts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mkb4x2pxgs2jPlaying around in Author in Vision Pro today. Update on testing, using, learning. Have look if you like. youtu.be/ijqmQn1QMjQ https://youtu.be/ijqmQn1QMjQ24 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb4x2pxgs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjx7p6w24s2cFuture Text Lab: Explored the tension between sitting and moving in XR knowledge spaces, peripheral semantic multiplexing, second-hand gestural modifiers, and whether we're in our 1962 or 1968 moment of augmented thought. #XR #SpatialComputing https://futuretextlab.info/2026/04/20/20-april-26/20 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7p6w24s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjwmhuipsc24Feel free to join us later today in our Open Office Hour: futuretextlab.info/2026-cal/20 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwmhuipsc24https://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjs4u3gjw224What YouTube suggested I do next. Crazy.18 Apr 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs4u3gjw224https://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjglk45ve22qFuture Text Lab: Can today's XR interfaces be our generation's punch cards? We explored generative writing, core vs. contextual space, and what Engelbart's 5-year mission would look like now. https://futuretextlab.info/2026/04/13/13-april-2026/ #XR #KnowledgeWork #GenerativeWriting14 Apr 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjglk45ve22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjfgx6a6d22qHah! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfgx6a6d22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjf62cbl2s2yThis looks interesting... [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf62cbl2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mjepafpam225Join us online today, 13th of April. 8:30-10:30 Pacific | 11:30-1:30 Eastern | 4:30-6:30 UK | 5:30-7:30 CEST futuretextlab.info/2026-cal/13 Apr 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjepafpam225https://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3miukmccjw227Yesterday's session: Spatial nodes should furl, unfurl & not scroll. The HyperCard moment for XR knowledge work is close — but we're still finding the metaphors. #SpatialComputing #XR #KnowledgeWork #FutureLabhttps://futuretextlab.info/2026/03/24/april-6th-2026/07 Apr 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3miukmccjw227https://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mis67nieds27Perspective on what might be useful to practically work in XR. To kick of discussion today at futuretextlab.info/2026-cal/ youtu.be/VmYoNF7Zu3U https://youtu.be/VmYoNF7Zu3U06 Apr 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mis67nieds27https://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mipchfvtx22aWorking in XR is not really reading or writing in the traditional sense, it is ‘born digital’ in an entirely new dimension. We look at addressing what this might mean. Feel free to join us. Monday 6th of April futuretextlab.info04 Apr 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipchfvtx22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3miffdbz2ps2nCan XR help us think with text, not just read it? The session explored spatial knowledge environments, reading science, and the tension between human novelty-seeking and computational consistency. https://futuretextlab.info/2026/03/24/30-march-2026/ #TextForThought #XR #SpatialComputing #KnowledgeWork #FutureOfText01 Apr 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3miffdbz2ps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mhsec2wjws2bFuture Text Lab: Exploring what knowledge interaction in XR truly is — not reading, not writing, but spatial navigation. From flow states to LLM verbosity and cave paintings to the Vatican, the group reached for a language that doesn't yet exist. futuretextlab.info https://futuretextlab.info24 Mar 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsec2wjws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hegland.bsky.social/post/3mhrauc2sjc2uPerspective [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:wxtzmwpups2k32cmlgc2frhs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrauc2sjc2u