Portable HTML Presentations

MindXpres presentations are compiled into portable bundles based on web-technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. This implies that a MindXpres presentation can be run on any device with a modern web browser. There is no need to install any dedicated software. The chosen format also allows presentations to be much more dynamic and interactive on any device, and plug-in developers can make use of the many existing JavaScript libraries while developing content visualisation plug-ins. The bundles can be generated for offline use with all required resources included, or they can be set up to retrieve content remotely at run-time.

The fact that MindXpres presentations are essentially websites also makes it very easy to share the presentation. Simply put the bundle on a web server and anyone can view the presentation in their browser by going to the correct URL. MindXpres also offers plug-ins to allow users at home to play back the presentation as it was given by the presenter. This is especially relevant for non-linear presentations where the content was not traversed in order of appearances. The play-back might also include annotations made by the presenter, voice recording or interactions the presenter performed on interactive visualisations. It's also possible to create weblinks to specific parts of the presentation so that viewers are taken immediately to the relevant content when they click the link.

Relevant Publications

  • and : "MindXpres: An Extensible Content-driven Cross-Media Presentation Platform", , Proceedings of WISE 2014, 15th International Conference on Web Information System Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, October, 2014 Academia Icon Link IconMindXpres, slideware, cross-media transclusion, non-linear avigation

 Feature Overview


  Plug-in Architecture

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In MindXpres everything is a plug-in. From the way content is visualised and navigated all the way down to basic components such as images or text, anything can be configured or even replaced.
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  Different Presentation Styles

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The plug-in mechanism allows presenters to choose the presentation visualisation style that suits their content and use case. This includes classic slide sequences, zoomable user interfaces as known from Prezi or other innovative visualisation.
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  Dynamic and Interactive Content

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Long gone are the days of static slides with bullet lists and images only. MindXpres plug-ins might provide rich media visualisations reacting to the presenter's or even the audience's input.
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  Data-driven

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MindXpres allows you to focus on the content instead of spending time on styling and layout. Pick a theme, provide the content and let MindXpres worry about the visualisation.
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  Declarative Authoring Language

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Presentations can also be authored via a declarative language that functions similar to LaTeX. However, in contrast to LaTeX the language can be used to define more dynamic and interactive presentations with access to all MindXpres features and functionality.
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  Connected Presentations

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Instances of a MindXpres presentation can connect to each other which, for instance, allows audience members to have a mirrored view of what is shown by the presenter on their devices. Other use cases include audience-driven activities such as voting or crowd-sourced note taking.
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  Non-linear Navigation

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Regardless of the chosen visualisation style, the user decides in which order content is presented, either by predefining a path or by using one of the many interfaces to efficiently navigate the content in real-time.
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  Multimodal Interaction

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MindXpres presentations can not only connect to each other but all kinds of hardware can be integrated in the network for navigation, interaction or audience participation. Examples include customised presenter interfaces running on a mobile device, clickers for audience input or specialised hardware for gesture or voice recognition.
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  Portable HTML Presentations

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MindXpres generates presentations based on web technologies allowing them to run offline or online, on both computers and mobile devices without the need to install any software. Furthermore, presentations can easily be put online and viewers can replay the presentation as it was given, or explore the presentation by themselves.
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  Content Reuse

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Instead of storing presentations in separate presentation files, MindXpres stores all user content in a central repository. This makes it easier to reuse and share content at any granularity, and also allows users to keep content that is part of multiple presentations synchronised and up to date.
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