Axon 2012 released

Posted by Pavi
Jan 4, 2012 at 07:58 AM

Hi Daly,

I guess I should have been more specific. There were some posts a while back about Flying Logic, Southbeach Modeller, etc. and these types of “visual software”, and each has pros and cons. For example, Flying Logic allows for individual weights of nodes to be adjusted. Southbeach lets you query the impact of changes on the whole network. Others allow for text analysis. However, I have found that all may lack the flexibility of designing a visual network with many different or mixed parameters.

I downloaded the Axon2012 trial version, and it includes a huge amount of demos. Put simply, I think that Axon can do much of what a lot of others can, and more. The simulator allows you to include formulae for node decisions and model how inputs and outputs are affected, with a nice little animation. It is a fantastic way to complement what I would do with coding, in order to see what I am actually trying to implement. It may also be a powerful tool for creating network relationships for research data. A strong point is that each node might access a text file with your data in chosen format, so that it need not be “loaded” into the program, per se, and instead acts as a processing center. Traditional mind mapping? It’s there. Language analysis (Analyzer)? There. Generator which uses rules to create text associations? Also included.

In short, the tool is powerful and flexible. The graphics are a little less sophisticated than some others, and the learning curve may be slightly greater, but the rewards appear to be worth it. I highly recommend downloading the demo to test it.

ALSO: the author mailed me back and the simulator is included in Axon2012, so no worries there.

Best, /Pavi

Daly de Gagne wrote:
>Hey Lucas, I’ve always been kind of curious how Axon is different from mind mapping
>programs. Is it simply that it offers more alternatives to depict information
>graphically? What is the simulator?
> >You mention you see Axon as the solution you
>were looking for - the solution to what?
>