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by anthelios 2823 days ago
This looks like a good solution for a developer. Most people who create slide shows won't be tech-savvy enough to use it, so an interface (dare I say wizard) to get anyone started with a few slides i.e. images and text with sound default values would lower the barrier to adopt this.

I understand that a value is to have the slide show available as a link for someone to view at their leisure.

For the use case of a live presentation one could look into some audience interaction. Here's a side project I contributed to [0] which I used myself to poll the audience and and present the results in real-time. As a presenter you had the problem that you needed to switch between Powerpoint and the web browser, which confused the presenter. If it "just works" then there could be some value in doing something similar.

A problem with live presentation that any such solution faces is that speaking publicly and giving presentations is a nerve-wracking experience for most mortals. So:

a) Powerpoint / Keynote are viewed as safer bets (no connection issues, older projectors will have smaller resolutions and scaling content can be trickier)

b) The presentation will have too much text (a safety net for the presenter to make sure they don't get lost but a poorer experience for the audience) - maybe some constraints would nudge the presenter to create a better presentation (analogy: PechaKucha)

Anyway, thanks for sharing!

[0] http://www.ipet.io/demo/demo