New Media has become our present and I‘m certain it will be essential in our future. That's why I wrote my own hypertext story.
Last year my course fascinated me with a way of writing called "Hypertext". I wasn't aware that I already knew this to some extent - and you do, too. Children's books sometimes use hypertext to make the stories more active for the reader.
So, let me explain how hypertext works: similar to hyperlinks, where a word or word-group leads to a different webpage or subpage, hypertext uses "links" to switch to another part of the story. "Why?", you might ask now. Because it adds interactivity to the reading process.
Actually, there are many possibilities in utilizing hypertext. Some use it, to confuse the reader to extract him from his usual reading habits. Others try to tell stories on the basis of parallel layers that the reader can randomly explore. After all, they always involve the reader experimenting and going on a quest inside of the story.
Iphones already enable users to read ebooks on a phone. Most hypertext still exists online, which makes it somewhat inaccessible for the general public, because they don't want to sit at the computer. What, if ebooks would make use of hypertexts in a way that would especially attract iphone (and alike) users. This way, while you are waiting at the train station, you could not just read a good story, but you could also construct the way you read it yourself.
In my own hypertext story, I tried to give the reader three pathways that are randomly interlinked throughout the progression. By using different colours, the reader can decide between the main branches of the story. In order to get the whole picture of the characters, though, the reader will have to revisit the scenes and explore different pathways. This will in a way bring more knowledge to the reader, but also provide him with various different outcomes. It really is up to you.
If you're curious now, visit this free Google Site and read my story.
It is called Joe on a New Wave. You access the story by clicking on the last sentence. Be aware, there are no obvious links, as it is supposed to be a close-to-real reading experience. Thinking about the links will help to define the story's output.
Other examples of hypertext:
http://deenalarsen.net/rain/
http://www.ryman-novel.com/
http://www.yorku.ca/caitlin/waves/
Family and friends, yes, you fellow writers and readers:
I want to apologize for giving you such a long wait. I took the time this term to collect new material, so that I can present constant work examples and finished projects next year. This way I hope that the content will improve further and give you even more fun.
My New Year's resolution will be to produce one post each week. This will be published every Sunday, unless I have a striking reason to postpone the deadline. If that's the case, I will write the reason as a comment and you can be part in judging whether my reason was acceptable or not. In case you disagree I will carry the consequences which you can co-decide on. Same goes for not publishing any week.
Now a sneak preview: I will start the Year with great works that have been published nationally and internationally. There will also be an introduction to a few New Media projects that might invade the coming years due to new technological advances.
Be prepared! See you on Sunday the 9th of January.
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Arrival in Leicester: 15:20 - about 1700km
Impression:
Never been away (did the summer really happen or was it a dream)
Resume London:
Sleep, sleep, sleep
Traffic jam on the way out as usual
Trip:
Easy last ride, another 150km
Freezing a bit
Leicester:
Nobody is at the house
Straying in Leicester to find flatmates
Phone is dead, Laptop is dead
Student Union helps out - meeting flatmates at Pizza Hut
Long afternoon with loads of new interesting people
Got free pizza and a desk - not bad for the first hour
House: See Pictures Here!
Nice room - loads of space
Managed to destory the only power socket in my room
Setting up the new kitchen table - I knew I could be a handyman
Unpacked, settled and done with the trip. Fun time is over. Thanks for staying with me, though.
