*Create hyperfiction using various hypertext software systems. (optional - recommended for those interested in literary theory as it relates to hypertext)ĭiskettes: five DS, DD diskettes for the Mac (you may need more)īy the end of the course you should be able to: Hypertext, George Landow, Johns Hopkins U. (required) Interactive Writers Handbook, Darryl Wimberly and Jon Samsel. This course is expected to appeal to students interested in fiction writing, software development, literary theory, and/or the psychology of cognitionĭr. According to Jay Bolter, hypertext "is changing the relationship of the author to the text and of both author and text to the reader." Hypertext is a technology that allows writers and readers to construct and follow multiple paths through networks of writing spaces containing text, graphics, and/or sound recordings-thus altering conventions of reading and writing associated with the fixed arrangement of the printed page.
We will explore the theoretical and practical implications for software development, story construction, literary theory, cognition and human development, and the role of the Internet. Students will use various hypertext software systems to create individual and group hyperfiction texts.
HYPERFICTION: READING AND WRITING IN CYBERSPACE:Īn Interdisciplinary Course A discussion of the course is available.ĬS/Engl 721-80, Wednesday 1530-1800, Gelman B01Ĭomputer-based interactive fiction creates new roles for the reader, writer and publisher.
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