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Today we discussed Roland Barthes and his concepts of readerly and writerly and how the concept of a writerly text have important connections with our study and discussion of new media. Then we covered our definition of narrative which will play an important role for the rest of the semester. We then used the online (hypertext) novel 253 [...] For those you wondering about relationships and how to build them, The Palo Alto Research Center has recently build software for tracking changes to Wikipedia pages called WikiDashboard, an incredibly useful service for researchers. This, for example, is the search result for hypertext, which we were lamenting a few weeks ago. The page has [...] Today’s New Media Perspectives class continued our discussion on the forms, structures, and terminologies of hypertext with a different piece called 253 by Geoff Ryman. 253 is what I would call a more accessible piece of hypertext in that it presents people, places, and events in a more descriptive manner. It has a more traditional “writing” style [...] An interesting discussion began today in New Media Perspectives following our introduction to Barthes‘ ideas regarding the readerly and writerly. This overview shifted to a discussion of hypertext with a reading of Richard Pryll’s Lies (a work from 1994 that still stands as a great introduction to the idea of hypertext.) This was followed by a more [...] Katie has put up a post on hyperwords, an extension of browser technology. She’s obviously been doing research on Ted Nelson. I used Hyperwords extensively in the past but found that the app was a little too aggressive on the page. Anyone else [...] Kai Huang’s hypertext, In the Store, is up at Hypertextopia. His linking technique is interesting. And John, his character, gets what he [...] Yes, even you can write an episode for Gravityland! Our emails are being flooded by lots of interesting new tools and opportunities. The wonder of new media, but also the need to understand that things change quickly. Thanks to Susan Gibb for [...] From [...] Tonight, work began on creating an analog hypertext by creating a paper-based system based on individual stories and personal preferences. Work will continue throughout the semester. Steve explains the process. Systems develop. The “lexia.” The [...] Susan Gibb send along this link to Mission Stencil Story via If:Book. The Dreaming Methods website has been updated, opening many works to public use. DM offers fantastic examples of works that fuse a number of narrative and digital media methods. For example, The Scrapbook of Anne Sykes. New Media students can spend hours asking questions of The Scrapbook in the context of hypertext structure, editing, [...] Mark Bernstein is always interesting on the subject of hypertext. In this essay, Hypertext Narrative and Baseball, he makes observations on the relationship between baseball and certain structural elements of hypertext: To watch baseball well demands an eye for montage, for many things are always happening or about to happen. The pitcher eyes the runner leading off [...] We hear at Tunxis New Media love Will Wright. So we’re glad that Beau Anderson has found a similar enjoyment. And he encourages the others in New Media 1: Perspectives to follow his [...] There are two new tabs at the top of every page (and also on the right sidebar) entitled Hypertext and Interactive Fiction respectively. These pages contain links to further information about theory, tools to create your own works, and other cool places to explore and [...] |
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