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Is it fair to judge hypertext fiction the same way we would print-based texts? Both deal with the same themes (love, death etc.), but the mechanics of each style is different. Would/Should one kind of text have a "handicap" or be "graded" on a different scale?
I guess that print based texts would have somewhat of a handicap since they're story is in a set form.Contrastingly, hypertext fiction can have multiple events and outcomes.So, i don't think we can judge them in the same manner, because hypertext is more for someone who wants to have various outcomes and scenarios avaliable to them, and print based text is more traditional and for people who are more content with one set of events that correspond to one outcome,well that's my opinion of it anyway, i've been known to be wrong. (PS)
RY: I don't think it makes sense to judge the formats in the same way. They have different strenghts, weaknesses, and intentions. A hypertext, more than a traditional narrative, is trying to get the reader to make choices in the story. A traditional tale is laid out by the author and the reader just gets to follow along.
Because the role of the author has changed in interactive fiction (some may even claim the author is dead), will a definite schism be apparent between female authors and male authors (as it often times is with printed texts)? Does interactive fiction effectively mask a person's background (their gender, race, really any "label" for that matter)? If so, is it right to hide it easily?
I don't think that there will be a schism between male and female authors for the reason that most people really can't tell the difference to begin with, i think the people that are really critical may be able to tell the difference and make a point of it, but i believe a piece of fiction is subjective and if you like it you like it, and if somebody makes a point of trying to make a distinction between gender in writing style then they're just looking for a way to stir the pot. I hope my answers make some kind of sense. (PS)
(Perhaps a question more for Michelle) Has there been much feminist criticism regarding interactive fiction in recent years?
I guess that print based texts would have somewhat of a handicap since they're story is in a set form.Contrastingly, hypertext fiction can have multiple events and outcomes.So, i don't think we can judge them in the same manner, because hypertext is more for someone who wants to have various outcomes and scenarios avaliable to them, and print based text is more traditional and for people who are more content with one set of events that correspond to one outcome,well that's my opinion of it anyway, i've been known to be wrong. (PS)
RY: I don't think it makes sense to judge the formats in the same way. They have different strenghts, weaknesses, and intentions. A hypertext, more than a traditional narrative, is trying to get the reader to make choices in the story. A traditional tale is laid out by the author and the reader just gets to follow along.
Because the role of the author has changed in interactive fiction (some may even claim the author is dead), will a definite schism be apparent between female authors and male authors (as it often times is with printed texts)? Does interactive fiction effectively mask a person's background (their gender, race, really any "label" for that matter)? If so, is it right to hide it easily?
I don't think that there will be a schism between male and female authors for the reason that most people really can't tell the difference to begin with, i think the people that are really critical may be able to tell the difference and make a point of it, but i believe a piece of fiction is subjective and if you like it you like it, and if somebody makes a point of trying to make a distinction between gender in writing style then they're just looking for a way to stir the pot. I hope my answers make some kind of sense. (PS)
(Perhaps a question more for Michelle) Has there been much feminist criticism regarding interactive fiction in recent years?
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