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Interactive Narrative
Non-linear narratives is a unique genre in media art. This includes hypertext literature, hypermedia literature, interactive narrative, and even forms of gaming.
I. What is it?
A. Hypertext Fiction
Electronic literature organized non-linearly that provides reader interaction with use of hypertext links. The reader chooses links to move from one to the next and gives the outcome of a potential story more possibillities.
B. Make-your-own-adventure
C. Readers, writing the story
D. Games
E. Interactive Fiction
F. Computer Books
II. Resources
1. About
The Electronic Literature Organization was founded in 1999 to foster and promote the reading, writing, teaching, and understanding of literature as it develops and persists in a changing digital environment. A 501c(3) non-profit organization, the ELO includes writers, artists, teachers, scholars, and developers.
III. How to Create
The first hypertext fiction was presented in 1987 before the use of the WWW and was published by Eastgate Systems in 1991. (Afternoon, a story bye Michael Joyce)
A. Hypercard
"HyperCard is an application program created by Bill Atkinson for Apple Computer, Inc. that was among the first successful hypermedia systems before the World Wide Web. It combines database capabilities with a graphical, flexible, user-modifiable interface. HyperCard was originally released with System Software 6 in 1987 and was finally withdrawn from sale in March 2004, although by then it had not been updated for many years. "
"Storyspace is a hypertext writing environment that is especially well suited to large, complex, and challenging hypertexts. Storyspace focuses on the process of writing, making it easy and pleasant to link, revise, and reorganize."
IV. Examples
All of the presentations have been informative, but the interactive narrative was something I had never even heard of. I am still not entirely sure I understand how they work but they seem full of educational possibilities. They seem like they would an engaging format for adolescents to play with. I am not sure how a person would make one, but I personally found the experience of looking at them to be quite visually and mentally stimulating. Thanks for teaching us about them.
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