As promised, here's the second half of what I'm thinking of as my Well-Intentioned Hypertext Rant, in which I argue that even literary / narrative works that aren't traditional hypertext as such are often nevertheless designed to be rewardingly navigated in non-linear fashion (hypernavigated?). Ready? Here goes:

"[M]y [ earlier] examples are all ( Read more... )

There's an interesting debate on the topic of hypertext happening at if: book right now, in which Ben Vershbow, the author of the post, makes the claim that hypertext is not viable as a literary form. Something about the post got my hackles up, and I began to feel like it hinged on a too-rigid definition of what "hypertext" is. I kicked the idea ( Read more... )