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Electronic Books: Hypertext and Hyperfiction
Electronic "Books": Hypertext and Hyperfiction
With the development of CD-Rom technology and the transfer of such reference works as encyclopedias and dictionaries to compact disc, much recent debate among publishers and software producers has centered on the future of books as bound volumes of text printed on paper and their possible eclipse by CD-Rom and other electronic formats. Contending that books are outdated and cumbersome, proponents of CD-Rom stress that the physical space to information ratio is much higher for CD-Roms and that CD-Roms offer sound, moving pictures, and instantaneous cross-referencing capabilities unmatched by books. Proponents of books, however, note that the traditional book is much more durable and easy to transport than CD-Roms, which require a computer; that many of the searching capabilities available with electronic texts are not very useful; and that sales of CD-Roms, despite their hype, have rarely met expectations. Defenders of the traditional book see few advantages to reading literature on a computer screen versus paper.
A small but growing number of writers are developing a new genre of fictional works—known as hyperfictions—that exploit the hypertextual capabilities of computers and can only be read in an electronic format. Hypertext, briefly defined, is a system of electronically linked blocks of text that are not designed to be read in any particular sequential order. For instance, Stuart Moulthrop's hyperfictive novel about the Gulf War, Victory Garden (1993), features nearly one thousand blocks of text with approximately two thousand eight hundred different links between them. The reader of hyperfiction decides in what order the text will be read by selecting from a set of options attached to each block of text. Critics of hyperfiction note that the new genre challenges the traditional view of reading as a linear process, promotes multiple readings of works, and encourages associative thinking. In addition to creating new works, some scholars have identified ways in which hypertext can be used in the reading and study of traditional works of literature. For instance, hypertext might aid a student reading John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667) by providing quick and easily accessible explanations of allusions and references in the text. Commenting on the impact of hypertext capabilities on canonized works, Jay David Bolter has stated: "Rather than eliminating works of the past or making them irrelevant, the electronic writing space gives them a new 'typography.' For hypertext is the typography of the electronic medium."
Representative Works Of Hyperfiction Discussed Below
Gibson, William, and Ashbaugh, Dennis
Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) 1993
Guyer, Carolyn
"Izme Pass" [with Martha Petry] 1991
Quibbling 1993
Humphrey, Clark
The Perfect Couple 1993
Joyce, Michael
Afternoon, a Story 1987
Larsen, Deena
Marble Springs 1993
Malloy, Judy
Its Name Was Penelope 1993
McDaid, John
Uncle Buddy's Phantom Funhouse 1993
Moran, Monica
Ambulance: An Electronic Novel 1993
Moulthrop, Stuart
Victory Garden 1993
Roach, Greg, and Crossley, David
The Madness of Roland 1993
Swigart, Rob
Portal 1986
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Books Versus Cd-Roms
Sarah Lyall (essay date 14 August 1994)
SOURCE: "Are These Books, or What? CD-ROM and the Literary Industry," in The New York Times Book Review, August 14, 1994, pp. 3, 20-1.
[In the following essay, Lyall discusses the future of books and CD-Roms.]
This spring William H. Gates, the plugged-in chairman of the Microsoft Corporation and a man who lives for his computer, announced that he wanted to publish a definitive 300-page discussion of his views on the information revolution—where it had been and where it was going. But when it came time to choose a format, Mr. Gates rejected the familiar tools of his trade: on-line services, floppy disks, CD-ROM's, all the hardware and all the software. He turned to a technology that has been around since the mid-15th century. He decided to sell his book as a book.
You can't get more conventional. Books are cunning and resilient creatures. They have survived world wars and revolutions and totalitarian regimes and the waxing and waning of other media, including magazines, newspapers, radio, movies, videos, records, tapes, compact disks and television. Whenever their end was predicted, books managed to defy their own death sentences and spring back to life. Books have persevered so effectively, in fact, that in 1993 more of them were sold in the United States than in any year before, $18 billion worth.
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Hypertext And Hyperfiction
George P. Landow (essay date 1990)
SOURCE: "Changing Texts, Changing Readers: Hypertext in Literary Education, Criticism, and Scholarship," in Reorientations: Critical Theories and Pedagogies, edited by Bruce Henricksen and Thaïs E. Morgan, University of Illinois Press, 1990, pp. 133-61.
[Landow is an American educator and critic whose works include Hypermedia and Literary Studies (1991), Hypertext: The Convergence of Contemporary Critical Theory and Technology (1992), and The Digital Word: Text-Based Computing in the Humanities (1993). In the excerpt below, based on his experiences at Brown University where literature courses have used hypertext in the classroom, he defines the distinguishing characteristics of hypertext and remarks on its potential impact on the reading and study of literature.]
It is eight P.M., and after having helped put the children to bed, Professor Jones settles into her favorite chair and reaches for her copy of Milton's Paradise Lost to prepare for tomorrow's class. A scholar who specializes in the poetry of Milton's time, she returns to the poem as one returns to meet an old friend. Reading the poem's opening pages, she once again encounters allusions to the Old Testament, and because she knows how seventeenth-century Christians commonly read these passages, she perceives connections both to a passage in Genesis and to its...
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Implications For Publishing, Libraries, And The Public
Eldred Smith (essay date 1 February 1992)
SOURCE: "The Print Prison," in Library Journal, Vol. 117, No. 2, February 1, 1992, pp. 48-51.
[In the following essay, Smith remarks on the weaknesses of the print medium, particularly as it relates to scholarly publishing, and suggests ways in which the academic community could benefit from electronic information technology.]
It is no exaggeration that the invention of printing liberated the spread and advancement of knowledge. No field or discipline remained untouched, and most were transformed by printing's ability to disseminate and preserve information inexpensively and with an ease and reliability never previously imagined. The ensuing rapid rise of print publication also exerted a liberating influence on the growth and development of libraries.
It is, however, becoming increasingly clear that the book and other print products have also had a limiting effect on knowledge's spread and advancement. Print imprisons knowledge by the very means through which it promotes its availability: access to the contents of a book can only be achieved if one physically possesses a copy of that book.
The need to invest their efforts and resources in managing book collections has effectively imprisoned librarians and libraries as well. Research librarians, in particular, have little capacity left over to assist...
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Further Reading
Bolter, Jay David. "The Computer, Hypertext, and Classical Studies." American Journal of Philology 112, No. 4 (Winter 1991): 541-45.
Suggests future uses of hypertext in classical studies.
Birkerts, Sven. The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. Boston: Faber & Faber, 1994, 231 p.
Collection of essays concerning the shift from print to electronic media. Birkerts argues that "the complexity and distinctiveness of spoken and written expression are deeply bound to traditions of print literacy."
Christopher, L. Carol. "Closing the Gap." The Quill 82, No. 1 (January 1994): 27-9.
Comments on the implications of electronic publishing and the information highway for newspapers, readers, and journalists.
Coover, Robert. "Hyperfiction: Novels for the Computer." The New York Times Book Review (29 August 1993): 1, 8-10.
Reviews Stuart Moulthrop's hyperfictive novel Victory Garden and comments on the genre of hyperfiction and its effects on the reading experience.
――――――. "And Hypertext Is Only the Beginning. Watch Out!" The New York Times Book Review (29 August...
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Source: Contemporary Literary Criticism, ©1995 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.


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Have you even been to Broad Street lately?
Obviously not... it is a thriving, vibrant area with several nice restaurants and bars, not to mention the iconic Broad Street Pizza, which has survived there through the thin, dangerous years to find itself once again in a great situation. Kudos to BSP- they have unique, killer "southern style"(greasy and yummy) pizza and cheap pitchers of cold beer in a truly authentic Memphis atmosphere.
It is totally safe to go there at night now... it is a formerly run down area that has been reborn. It is becoming the next Cooper-Young success story.
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LAURINBURG - The Scotland County Board of Elections is pursuing a voter fraud case after a convicted felon cast a vote in the 2012 elections.
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The allegedly fraudulent vote was cast during the one-stop early voting period that was held prior to the November elections, Parker said.
"A gentleman, who was convicted of a felony in the past, registered and voted on the same day," she said.
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"A person convicted of a felony cannot vote until their rights are restored, they've pulled their time, paid their fines and are off of probation," she said.
Workers discovered, while researching the man's information, that he was still on probation, Parker said.
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The names of those who register in the county remain in the board's computer records, but are marked as being in "removed status," Parker said. That allows workers to easily determine if someone is eligible to vote, she said.
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I love mamas, the big kahuna plate is fantastic and the service is always great, at the rancho sahuarita location at least, lanis luau is amazing as well, the owners moved from Hawaii and started that little joint I think about 5 or 6 years ago, very authentic and very tasty, definitely a good place to eat at a pretty decent price.
Ew, honestly has anyone seen this place? The decor is terrible. I mean really, did they he get a good discount on the royal blue carpet? Fake wood and everything. The beautiful terra cotta that was formally inte building was muh better the food was outstanding. At five palms everything is cheap and discussing. Waste of time and money. Not to mention terrible service. DO NOT GO!
Was at Bob's Chop House at Tucson National last Saturday - 6-7 bone rack of lamb 60 bucks. Best meal I've ever had in ten years in Tucson, And very nice wines (Chalone Pinot) 11 bucks a glass.
We went. I give the whole complex 9 months.
I love this place..I have had a great experience everytime I have been there. With prices like these it gives people a lot of room to complain. .but just like any other place in the world its operated by HUMANS and a place that big is gonna have some errors along the way. Its always slammed packed full of people and im sure they will do well.
Im just glad at least one person mentioned Ghinis ((<3))
Ouch!!! I love true fine dining, food graced by a wizard and an experience which absolutely includes impeccable service. I would gladly pay for such an experience.. Am sad to say that I don't think I will spend the too many dollars for a gamble here... Oh well maybe wait a bit more to see if they get the kinks out...Tucson has really great food, so don't give up on our great local eats xo
Acacia down the street is 100000000000x better!!!!!
We, two of us, ate at Fleming's last week, for the first time. We had a good time, a great dinner, and a fine martini - for half the price of 5 Palms. Yes, it's a chain, but the local folks that work there sure are nice.
I ate there several weeks ago and I felt the same way! I couldn't fathom spending that type of money for food that wasn't spectacular, especially in Tucson. I think the price you pay has to do with a lot of pomp and circumstance.
Hard to imagine anyone with an ounce of common sense spending this much on one dinner for two. It must be nice to have so much money to waste...
Great review!! Kill them with honest reality. People in Tucson do NOT wish to spend $322 for dinner. For many, that grotesque amount is one month's food supply at home, including a very sufficient supply of very decent "jug" wine. Try the Barefoot Cellars 1.5 LT Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir at Total Wine for $7.97. And learn how to cook.
I am from originally San Francisco, which is by any definition, a foodie's paradise in quality, innovation, service, wine, & decor. Even at the most difficult of restaurants to get a reservation, and even at the most expensive places, one could not remotely approach a $322 dinner tab for two!
This Five Palms gouge will have to be cut in half to even have a remote chance of survival, while the service has to double in execution! Who the hell does this guy think he is anyway? A Thomas Keller in the foothills? Thanx for the warning...
I'll stick to anthony's until the kinks are ironed out.
Unbelievable! I just moved here from Washington, DC, and have spent some serious money to dine at the best restaurants in DC and NYC. But not for so-so food and service, and not even one bottle of wine! I continue to discover great restaurants in Tucson; I'll cross this one off my list to try.
I can think of lots of other ways to finish the sentence; When you fork over $300 for dinner for two...
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Brootalisk's Top 10 Loud Rock Albums of 2011 (#5-1)
Well. Here it is folks. The end of the end. Seeing as how the world is ending next year, this is the last top ten list ever. Of all time. So I hope you guys enjoy it while it lasts. I know, it's a very solemn feeling, but I feel kind of free at the same time. It's almost as if I inexplicably know, somehow, that there will be more albums to review and criticize down to the last note after this life. Speaking of 2012, here's a quick list of some bands to look out for in 2012, and who should be turning some heads (or banging them) in the metal community.
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Now, some of you may be wondering why I listed a band that has been disbanded for a significant time. You can quote me on this, but I'm predicting an ISIS reunion of some sort during the year 2012. You heard it here first folks. Trust me, this is going to happen. This isn't just me shamelessly begging for Aaron Turner to finally make the inevitable happen. Seriously. Anyway, here are my top 5 choices for albums of the year. Hope you like them (but I honestly don't care). See you all next year!
5. Tesseract – One [Tracks: 1, 4, 6, 12] The finest djent album released this year, One sets the bar incredibly high for acts such as Periphery who are going for the more "melodic djent" feel. Unfortunately, the incredible vocalist featured on this album is no longer with the band. They have yet to find a permanent replacement, so only time will tell where this band is headed in the years to come. Oh, and to Randy Blythe: believe it or not but djent is quickly becoming increasingly popular whether you like it or not. Fruitbatcore still hasn't quite caught on though.
4. Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues [Tracks: 1, 3] I was really hesitant to put this on here, because, after all, it's not a full length album but rather an EP. Still, it's a pretty long EP at 30 minutes, and it's got some of my favorite tracks of the year, so why the hell not? Also, I get to say how ridiculously good BTBAM is live. Hopefully we'll get to see the "second act" of their conceptual album suite sometime next year.
3. Devin Townsend Project- Deconstruction [Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8] Devin Townsend is, right now, in a league of his own. He's always been a good musician in my opinion, but both Deconstruction and Ghost take things to a whole new level. This album is his finest work yet, ranging from the trademark Townsend-craziness to something more akin to Ki. Oh, and there's a rave scene. I don't know too many people who can shit out rave scenes and call it gold, but Devin Townsend somehow pulls it off.
2. Animals as Leaders – Weightless [Tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 11] Tosin Abasi is currently my favorite musician right now (although knowing me that will change in a few days). He's damn near god-like with the guitar and his song writing is impeccable. I've talked with many musicians this past year, and whenever I've asked who's their favorite act right now, I almost always got Animals as Leaders as a response. These guys are making resounding waves throughout the metal community, bringing something new to the table that's truly never been done before. I'm genuinely excited to see where this band goes in the near future.
1. Protest the Hero – Scurrilous [Tracks: ALL OF THEM] Have you ever caught yourself skipping tracks on an album because you want to listen to one or two awesome songs on there? This is the only record this year where I just could not do that, because every single track on here is incredibly solid. There was never a moment where I felt like I just wanted this song to end so I could get to the next one. There aren't many albums that have been able to do that, but Scurrilous nailed it. This is by far the most well rounded metal album this year. Anyone who says otherwise obviously has a different opinion from mine and therefore must burn in hell.
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So, I came across this and thought I'd post the link for everyone… It's on the Ministry of Sound website:
"This is the age of planetary exploration… When our ships have begun to sail the heavens…" - T.I.P.
2 hours well spent, thanks!
"...the gnomes have found a NEW way to say Hooooraaaaaay…" http://www.kramerkreations.com/images/shpongle_emo.gif
My arms are verrrrry looooong
I listened this through yesterday and there's some great unreleased material on it as mentioned and the YB stuff. Really can't wait till the new album and it was good of MS to have some sense and put out some quality rather than the general blurb.
I think one of the reasons why the trance scene plods along and is ignored by the main stream is the fact that psy doesn't appeal to the mass's and you have to remember that the mass's are basically square and there minds can't cogitate anything more complex than the run of the mill dance shite :wink:
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dr papa,
Yes, the Big Tits track is with Joti… It'll soon be released under Audio Chemistry (Si and Joti's project). I believe the name is simply Big Tits!
Oh, you said you've had this on your computer for a while… was just wondering if its any better quality than on the MOS website…. I want some 320kbps Mp3s of that set!
Thanks for posting this link Tree Tribe, I really enjoyed it.
But, I do want to make a response that unfortunately will take this thread off-topic *sigh*.
[quote author="electrobot.808"]I think one of the reasons why the trance scene plods along and is ignored by the main stream [sic] is the fact that psy doesn't appeal to the mass's [sic] and you have to remember that the mass's [sic] are basically square and there [sic] minds can't cogitate anything more complex than the run of the mill dance shite [.] [SIC the entire run-on sentence]
At a somewhat general level I would agree with you, but I think it's a bit more interesting than to just label people as cubic-static-objects. In otherwords, Psy doesn't "appeal to the masses" because the masses have not actually been exposed to Psy.
All major corporations have a marketing department, and when looking at a major record label, they will have a marketing dept. and an A&R dept. (which if functioning correctly) that will work in concert towards the promotion and development, respectively, of a particular artist.
What I think (although I do not have factual data to support this theory) is that marketing and A&R, at the major labels, are flummoxed has to how to sell Psy to the masses; because, just as you assume "the mass's [sic] are basically square"; so does marketing and A&R (at the majors) assume the same.
I therefore pose this logical exercise: What is easier to sell? Something that everyone is familiar with, or something that is new to the market (keeping in mind that 90% of new businesses or new products fail within 1-2 years)? The obvious answer is that it is easier to sell a product that is similar or familiar to an already existing product. Keeping that in mind, and as well as the implicit notion that major record labels actually have to return a profit for their investors, then it becomes almost self-explanatory that the majors are not going to look into alternative forms of music.
As I recall, the major labels in the US looked at massively promoting three different "electronic" acts during the 1990s: Fatboy Slim, Chemical Brothers, and Moby. The overall reaction from the consumer base was a big yawn. Yes there was and probably still is a fan-base for those acts, but the marketing for those three acts was rather haphazard, and in my opinion, done incorrectly: Hence the "big yawn".
In otherwords, country, hip-hop/rap, alternative rock, and synth-pop (The Killers), seem to have been better marketed than "electronica" was, simply because those four styles are familiar products towards the average household within the US; much easier and simplistic to market those styles than a new "electronic theme".
So then, where does that leave Psy? Well the obvious answer is that Psy will be marginalized; that is until a marketing genius finds a way to promote Psy that is palatable towards the aggregate of consumers in the US. Once that happens, then Psy will be common occurrence throughout the world.
But, the question I ask: Do you really want that to happen? To mainstream Psy? I personally don't. I enjoy the fact that Psy is a marginal music genre; makes me feel extra special. Just remember this axiom: "Differentiation creates margin. Margin creates profit"
Thanks for the reply and yes I agree with all the points you made regarding the marketing etc.
And no I wouldn't want the scene to appeal to the mass's, I love it the way it is and since the early 80's have always followed the non commercial forms of music. I don't think psy could be marketed very easily.
The reason why I made the point was that SP mentioned this within the transmission so I thought I would bring it up. Apologies if it spoilt the run of the thread :D
I hope also the Joti + SP track is released :!:
[quote author="madox"] So then, where does that leave Psy? Well the obvious answer is that Psy will be marginalized; that is until a marketing genius finds a way to promote Psy that is palatable towards the aggregate of consumers in the US. Once that happens, then Psy will be common occurrence throughout the world.
I agree. I think that psy and the scene is one that should be discovered by people and not mass marketed too. People will come across it if that is how their paths lie. However there should be the thought for the artists who produce these great sounds. They also have to live So as long as that medium is achieved then all is good.
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Battery and Sleepwalker sound AMAZING.
Can't wait for the new YB. 8)
Damn!!! :evil: Can you still listen to that? I get an error : Cannot open. Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again.
The specified stream type is not recognized. (Error=C00D07E2) Cannot open. Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again. (Error=C00D07E2)
Could someone try to open it again and tell me? Maybe my connection's fault.
:( I really wanted to listen to that now!!
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/656/shponglefan6tj.jpg Nothing lasts… ...but nothing is lost
I noticed that for me, if I pause the playback, it won't start again. But other than that they play fine.
...just love how he worked those 'baloon' samples in…
I finally managed to listen to the set but ι was totally dissapointed… 2 hours to set up my media player for that stream???... The stream quality sucks… :x :x :x I can't beleive it… 30kbps !!!! ?? ? ? ? :shock: :shock: :shock:
Anyway i'll keep in mind the new tracks so: 1 - Simon gets 10 out of 10 for the wonderful set! 2 - ministry of sound and new wave radio (whoever is responsible) get 1 out of 10. (zero is when you want them to die and its kinda hard..
Well, I don't think anyone else here is raving about the quality of the streams either.
I love the version of Vapours of rumours track Simon plays, hope this gets released on the box set CD.
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Hanafuda [English, AWESOME ART], by Okama.
21 June 2007, by Oliver AKA The Admin
This is the most beautiful hentai art I have ever seen. Such a taste in color, deep shades of crimson violently matching with dark areas, or the shining pink of the sakura matching the pale skin of female flesh, ghostly white female skin at night under the rain, the delicate curvings of leaves and vegetation… And the bodies, the faces, the eyes, the expressions always surrounded by sakura, or leaves, or vegetation… OK, this is hentai, but maybe even before that, this is astounding art ! The atmosphere is matching, a story in medieval japan, when foxes could still turn into humans and ogers would eat humans, mysteries revealed and imposible love happening despite it all… I was abashed when I found the raw version months ago, and today, this is the english version that I am proud to share |
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This is a great piece of work, the art, storyline and of course the sex was top notch, i felt i was reading more of a manga with great sex scenes than a hentai with a storyline thank you!
Anyway, thanks for the information you provided, mate.
"i felt i was reading more of a manga with great sex scenes than a hentai with a storyline"
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It was really good, but DIDN'T MADE a friggin' sence to me. Just like Paper Eleven.
Maybe you should read it twice, it has a real meaning, really
can u upload it on mega or mediafire, i can't download on sendspace.
OMG! since ive seen one of those sites long time ago ive been lookin for this! thX!!!
This work shows the height that could be achieved by a H-manga with extra effort and dedication. Indeed the superb quality surpasses most mainstream manga that I've read. Truly a milestone in the Hentai history, a first class work of art well deserving to be made into a high quality anime…
Wow. Judging from the story, art and overall quality, dare I say that this manga might just be too beautiful to fap too?
Just lettin' you know that the easy-share link is down, the file wasn't found when I opened the link.
The gallery link is broken. I can't read it x.X;
Please reupload this. Thank you.
Any one have the rest of Okamas hentai works. School? Meguri Kuru Haru?
You can find Okamarble and Useless beauty over at BakaBT. I haven't found School or Meguri in English anywhere…
If I wanted to share Okamarble and Useless Beauty with HRules do I just e-mail the BakaBT link? I'll try.
Wow. This is truly beautiful work. Many thanks.
1 of the best book ever i read… when it come to love+sex…
the gallery link is already dead
hope u'll fix it
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