3b1b uses a python library for creating those videos.

https://github.com/3b1b/manim

As far as a math educator/communicator, one of my favorite videos of his is the video on the monster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH0oCDa74tE

Also since we're talking about powerpoint here you should probably see this Matt Parker video about excel being used in ways it shouldn't maybe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBX2QQHlQ_I

> 3b1b uses a python library for creating those videos.

Which he also wrote!

Superb library!

However why are all the examples using the antipattern? :

  from manimlib import *

The community version continues the same practice: https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/tutorials/quickstart....

That is asking for trouble once you start importing more than one library.

There is a bit in a PG13 movie where the guys says "Do you know that unless you’re willing to use the R rating, you can only say the ‘F’ word once? You know what I say? Fuck that. I’m done." I think the same is true for `from X import *` and code quality.

Another great YouTube math guy is Eddie Woo. They’re recordings of him teaching high school math, and he does such a great job at engaging his class (and viewers).

PowerPoint is a decent tool for creating lightweight animations.

With the right use of tools like morph transition etc. one can achieve pretty decent looking or even professional looking animations of concepts.

I have also used PowerPoint to create web application wireframes, design concepts, Logos and website graphics, icons, repeating fill patterns, arbitrary vector graphics, etc.

I guess one strong point is how easily / widely available the tool is, and therefore even if you don't have the same machine with all your design tools, or don't have admin access to install them, you can still edit your work later easily.

Yeah I briefly got really fancy with InDesign at work when I was much younger and arrogant. And then I had to hand off the project.

Instantly broke. Spent a good 3 hours that day porting to PowerPoint.

Yeah that's a good lesson to learn.

I recently built a fancy excel sheet with lot of formulas for a quarterly process. Now I am having a hard time delegating that work. Having to hand hold the new person multiple times :)