associative

By Jill Walker Rettberg, 14 June, 2013
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Abstract (in English)

Hypertext’s non-linearity has critical implications for scholarly discourse and argumentation, where it is commonly considered important to control the reader’s exposure to the line of reasoning in order to communicate complex ideas and maximise rhetorical impact. Hypertext’s non-linearity has been seen to threaten authors ’ control over discourse order and the coherence of their argumentative discourse. Existing hypertext paradigms offer different solutions to the problem of preserving user-defined navigation whilst maintaining coherence: pagebased hypertext relies on the expressiveness of linear associative writing; semantic hypertext relies on the expressiveness of link taxonomies; spatial hypertext relies on the expressiveness of hypertext’s visual features. This research combines elements of these with new theoretical insights, to investigate a fourth paradigm referred to as Cinematic Hypertext. The problem of maintaining coherence is framed as the problem of representing

Description (in English)

If, as Henri Lefebvre asserted, "spatial thinking" involves several different ways of conceptualizing space-as idea, as lived, as imagined-then perhaps an open system of examples can generate new ideas about "home" in the future. This is an experiment in reading; the CD-ROM is organized in an associative manner, since the subject radiates in so many different directions. There is obviously a "direction" here, that is no hidden-but the user may peruse and reconnect the fabric of the piece in many different ways. And, if our habitat may be located within a given social order, defined by economics, culture, and history, these forces must be viewed as interacting, rather than fixed.

"Home" is a core around which radiate issues of neighborhood, economics, safety, and environment. Where and how we live is undergoing tremendous change as the century draws to a close. As social services and government oversight are curtailed, innovative solutions to problems concerning shelter and land use are of great importance. Southern California, a place "invented by real estate developers," with massive infusions of imported water, seems to offer the prime model of the politics of space. There are also links outward. The piece allows users to consider and contribute text about various growth/land use issues, to print text from the CD and/or their files, and to mark return to points on their exploration.

(Source: ELO 2002 State of the Arts gallery)

Technical notes

Additional video effects: Morph, Strata Media Paint

Description (in English)

Translation of Michael Joyce´s afternoon, a story. The publisher´s catalog-entry comes along with a video-presentation of the work (embedded in this database-entry) as well as a number of notable references.

Description (in original language)

Jeśli wybitne narracje poznaje się po tym, że są dramatyzacją swojego działania, to popołudnie, pewna historia wzorowo wypełnia ten postulat. W labiryntowym świecie paranoi bohater, niczym Edyp, poszukuje odpowiedzi na pytanie „kto zabił?”. Czytelnik, który za nim podąża, wciągnięty zostaje przez tekst w ślepe odnogi, fabularne pętle i światy możliwe. Powieść staje się alegorią swojej własnej lektury, a jej nierozstrzygalność sprawia, że powraca się do niej latami.

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Seems to be ported to XML/HTML

Contributors note

Translated by Mariusz Pisarski and Radosław Nowakowski