Thortspace

Thortspace is a 3D visual thinking for creative brainstorming, problem solving, collaborative research and education. Beyond 3D mind mapping - reflecting how minds work.

Thortspace diverges from conventional mind-mapping and concept-mapping software in a number of ways:

• Maps are structured around the surfaces of one or more spheres which are presented to the user in 3D
• Map-nodes (called "thorts" in the product) can be associated in groups according to proximity, as well as connected by paths
• Paths can be made to connect thort to group, thort to thort, group to group, thort to sphere, group to sphere, sphere to sphere
• Multiple alternative arrangements of subsets of nodes can be stored and transitioned between
• The concept of "Journeys" allows a series of viewpoints of maps in the 3D space to be visited sequentially, so as to make something of the form of a presentation
• The product supports a rudimentary implementation of social networking and a newsfeed that allows users to track their own and others contributions across collaborative spheres

Features

• Supports a consistent interface and data sharing across all major operating system platforms and devices: Linux, Windows, MacOSX, iOS and Android
• 3D associative and linking structures based on spheres
• Linking and association at multiple different levels of structure
• Real-time collaboration
• Sharing by email, social networking account, or by private link
• 1-click publishing to the web
• Thorts can contain images, URL links, and be colour coded in multiple alternative categorizations
• Thortspace is designed to support:
• Experimental multi-perspectival reflection and play,
• The creation of chunks of thinking as building blocks that can be used to build thinking structures,
• Process-orientation - thortspace empowers the journey, not just the destination,
• Synthesis as well as analysis