Creation Subgenre: Video Games. An interesting topic that is being discussed in the field of digital literature is the question of whether video games are included under the digital literature umbrella. Dr. Alistair Brown, Durham University, presents an interesting viewpoint, “…Actually, I think it is pretty clear that video games are not literature…’ He goes…
Capstone 1 Part 1 — Creation Debates on e-lit The definitions offered about electronic literature are vague and broad. Katherine Hayles argues in Electronic Literature: What Is It that “electronic literature is ‘digital born.” Even the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) states electronic literature “refers to works that takes advantage of the capabilities of a computer.’…
Interactivity in Electronic Literature. Electronic literature is defined as any sort of literature that can be accessed through a computer or some other type of electronic device. Programers and writers are able to utilize the different capabilities of computers and other software. As a result authors are able to incorporate more interactivity into their pieces…
Part 1: Types of Electronic Literature Hypertext Fiction: Fiction created using hypertext, or links within the main text to make a non-linear story. Hypertext fiction was the earliest form of “electronic literature’ and is created using programming code, or programs such as Storyspace or Twine. The Electronic Literature Organization has compiled a selection of…
Part 1: Creation Section Ergodic literature, mentioned by Espen J. Aarseth in Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature, takes more than the irrelevant actions of moving one’s eyes over a page or turning to the next page to continue through the text. Aarseth also explains his thinking on what ergodic actually is in his passage. He…
Part 1 Create: The Reader and the Writer of Electronic Literature Electronic literature opened up a whole new way of reading. It puts literature into a digital form, allowing the writer to add things that the reader can interact with as they read. This genre of literature is meant to be read on an electronic…
Electronic literature, Digital literature, or can be referred to as ergodic literature is a genre of literature that developed within the digital environments and need a digital device in order to be read. Unlike e-books that you download for your kindle, iPad, iPhone; electronic literature is created on digital devices to be read and interacted…
Wiki edit of Notable People and Works There are a number of notable authors, critics, and works associated with electronic literature. Michael Joyce’s Afternoon, a story is known as the first hypertext fiction, although this has been disputed,[11] and Stuart Moulthrop’s Victory Garden is another notable work of electronic literature. Other particularly interesting and noteworthy…
Navigation and Reader Experience Electronic Literature is a relatively new form of reading that introduces the reader to the concept of navigation. Navigation is a component that greatly affects the audience’s experience with electronic literature. Jessica Pressmen discusses the topic of navigation in her online article Navigating Electronic Literature. Pressman states, “Unlike print literature, electronic…
Jimmy Rogers March 10, 2015 What Constitutes as Electronic Literature? Jimmy Rogers’ Capstone 1, Wikipedia Revision Definitions N. Katherine Hayles discusses the topic in the online article Electronic Literature: What Is It. She argues in her 2008 text Electronic Literature that, “electronic literature, generally considered to exclude print literature that has been digitized, is by…