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Can computers help you think? ... Do computers have any relevance in the task of generating ideas and helping people think of new advertising slogans, write novels or business plans, or think of new uses for things, or find a new way of doing things?
In much the same way that a Word-processor does not directly help a writer create a better story, the computer is a tool enabling the writer to do some things better, such as moving text around, easy deletion and inserting text in the middle of sentences. ...
Computers are good at storing information and retrieving this information. ... Idea Prompting/Reference Tools
The next area of computer software uses the computers ability to store large amounts of information and to retrieve it quickly. ...
A program is a good way to get a random word, and some of the fortune-telling systems (I-Ching, Tarot and Runes) could be adapted to help with idea generation. ... Artificial Intelligence
The field of Artificial Intelligence (or AI for short) is endeavouring to make computers emulate the human brain. ... AI may shed more light on how the brain works, but my view of using computers in thinking is that the computer is the tool and not the creator. ... Professor Boden was in Sydney in late 1994 and had a few words to say about computers. ...
Hardware Platforms
Personal computers for all intents and purposes, means Microsoft Windows, therefore most of the available programs will only run on Windows.
Approximate Word count = 1191
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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