Going Futher with Hypertext Fiction
Michael Joyce’s Afternoon, a story was written in 1987 and is the first known hypertext fiction. Its’ a story about a boy named Peter, a recently divorced man who witnessed a car crash that may or may not have involved…
Beyonce fan Breakdown
What have I done My life is over There’s nothing left for me to live for This dramatic breakdown followed the sudden realisation that I‘m not going to Beyonce. BEYONCE FREAKIN KNOWLES!!! My adoration for this woman cannot be expressed…
The End of Books
This vision of the book that is never read the same way twice, it’s interactive and closure would be something you as the reader determine. Possible to have stories that interacted with your choices they probably wouldn’t have the singular…
RECONFIGURING NARRATIVE
Hypertext has taken many forms even in this early stage, few of which grant readers the kind of power one expects in informational hypertext. Meaning that because it is fiction and they are exploring narrative they cannot be guaranteed satisfaction,…
Reflecting: Web 2.0
We are the Web.. This is the main message that stayed with me from this clip. How digital text and hypertext is not only linking information, it is now linking people. We create, share and develop through the web. We…
design is fashionable?
This idea has stuck with me since last weeks lecture. I’m not sure if Adrian meant that Design Fiction is a popular speculative process now days or whether we could actually wear technological designs … Anyway, since then my dreams…
Appreciating: ”The Age of the Essay”
I loved this reading. Yep I said loved! Not because of the helpful tips in structuring an essay topic but for the way this article was written and constructed in itself. Not often do I read an entire reading and…
Case of cold feet
As I realised we are nearly half way through the semester it suddenly dawned on me that I will be jetting off to South America in less than 11 weeks. 8 flights 4 countries 427152674 things able to go wrong…