Combinatory poetics came about in the twentieth century and is still a large part of electronic literature. Within Zurich Dada, abstract art took ahold and the poems were created by flow of consciousness with a newspaper and scissors. The product would be a representative of the creator and their mind. What I found interesting is that this would later be expanded to groups as well. Meaning, a group of people could sit together, pass around a paper and write whatever came to mind. The end would be a mash of questions, responses, and anything in between. This can create a sort of group unconscious product where creativity does not have any bounds. Programs allowing for electronically generated poetry, and in some cases stories, have boomed and give readers a wide range of poems. One that was mentioned in the text was Taroko gorge, I explored that in Intro Creative non fiction and found it fascinating that it never really ends. It has also transformed into an almost collaborative spa...
My Body a Wunderkammer by Shelley Jackson felt like a very powerful and personal piece that explores the relationship between the human identity and the body. It is more of a memoir style hypertext where you get to select different images of the author's body and read mediations associated with each of her body parts. I previously brought Shelley Jackson's other work Patchwork Girl to the table so it was interesting to get to read another piece of work by her. They both have a similar concept of exploring the body but My Body a Wunderkammer felt more personal and relatable as it is a semi autobiographical piece. I thought this was such a beautiful piece to read and I applaud Jackson for being able to create a piece like this one. I also found Entre Ville to be a very enjoyable and creative piece to read. I loved how J.R Carpenter created an interactive neighborhood combining movie clips, drawings, photographs, and audio to make you feel like you really are in a bustling n...
I really like escape rooms, so this was very fun! The lore was also interesting too
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