Bromance
PowerPoint and Prezi both have the distinct ability to showcase a topic. They are both designed for presentations. In my opinion, they both take the same amount of time to learn and use. They also require a preconceived finished product. You need to have some idea of the end result to complete a project on either one.
I don't believe PowerPoint or Prezi cater to a specific age group. If they do, it's probably the same age group. Both PowerPoint and Prezi require practice and patience. You can be as creative as your imagination allows.
Frienemies
I think both PowerPoint and Prezi were intended for the same purpose. This is the reason they might be frienemies. They are competing with each other. More people may know how to use PowerPoint than Prezi, however, the concepts are the same. Prezi could easily do the same things done by PowerPoint.
Prezi has an advantage. It is online and cloud computing is very convenient. Of course, Microsoft has joined up with MSN and created a cloud computing alternative. However, users need to create an MSN account and there is an issue with back compatibility. In my opinion, it is easier to upload a presentation in google docs.
It is your prerogative. They can be in a bromance or they could be frienemies. I think it might be a little bit of both.
I agree that both programs take time and patience to learn. I had never worked with Prezi before this assignment, and I was under the impression it was very simple and intuitive, but I found that it was not.
ReplyDeleteI disagree Prezi could do the same things as PPT. Well, it could but why? If you wanted it to do the same thing as PPT, then why not use PPT? To me what makes using Prezi so much is how different it is than PPT.
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