Techtionary

The animated definitions are what makes Techtionary a learning resource bordering on actual fun. I clicked on the "New" square, found "Dial-Stepper" and wound up watching a brief video from "Dial M for Murder" that shows the Dial-Stepper, uh, stepping. It's kind of a Learning Adventure, this Techtionary concept. You don't know exactly what you're going to get when you ask for a definition. And it's that mystery, that potential for surprise, that makes the whole thing as fun as it is informative. What I found particularly instructive in playing with this is that the balance between information and entertainment is in itself quite an art. If the information isn't comprehensive and comprehensible, the entertainment really isn't that entertaining.