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Article #1413Re: [Storyspace] hypertext novel ?
From: Rye Senjen
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 22:18
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 22:18
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> Storyspace, written for the Macintosh, > allows the writer to invent an extraordinary > number of lines and to connect them in weird and > multifarious ways. One word or phrase or > graphical element can lead to any number of > others; one "space"--a kind of window in the text > that is to Storyspace what the paragraph is to > print text--can lead to any number of others. > The reader's choices are both enabled and > circumscribed as the author chooses: I might > allow only one connection between spaces, I might > force you to choose among many; I might not allow > you to see certain spaces until you have read > others (this is done through a cute piece of > technique called a "guard field" that allows > access to a given space only when specified > criteria have been met). I can present you a > two-dimensional map of all spaces and allow you > to choose among them at your whim. > ***** > [end of excerpt] I felt rather inspired by Tom's posting on hypertext prose and would like to play with a good one. My experience so far with hypertext text (educational stuff mainly) has been more one of boredom and annoyance. Is there anything interesting availbable that I could ftp ???? Anybody know if there is hypertext software availble for the sun??? r.senjen@trl.oz.au
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Newsgroups: misc.writing Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!titan!medici!rye From: rye@medici.trl.OZ.AU (Rye Senjen) Subject: Re: [Storyspace] hypertext novel ? Message-ID: <1993Jan6.221830.15990@trl.oz.au> Sender: root@trl.oz.au (System PRIVILEGED Account) Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 22:18:30 GMT Lines: 31