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by one-punch 967 days ago
Some of these interactive simulations for learning are called “Explorable Explanations” [1], coined in 2011 by Bret Victor, the author of your second link (worrydream.com), which also talks about “Explorable Explanations”.

For more examples, see [2].

Very much agree that this is what explanations and presentations should be in the modern age. I think a documentation language (what Nota and Typst aim to be) is still needed in this age of Large Language Models, when the ideas are more complex than those expressible by natural languages.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorable_explanation

[2]: https://explorabl.es/