I wanted to respond to a topic brought up in in V’s post “Twitter as a Primary Source,” specifically the portion that cited this article from the Library of Congress. It is concerning to think that there is such a thing as a “Twitter Archive” and that tweets are being preserved for future generations to see the mundane updates of…
Author: Chelsea
Pottermore
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of conversations surrounding the Harry Potter E-books which, according to this article, are apparently “game-changers for the digital world.” While I disagree that these e-books are any different from other books that were once in print and have since been redistributed in a digital format, I do believe the additional content that has been…
Truth or Fail
I recently discovered there is a channel on YouTube called “Truth or Fail.” The channel’s description is: “An online test of your brain power, Truth or Fail is YouTube’s first game show. Hosted by a variety of YouTube celebrities, Truth or Fail presents you with two supposed facts. All you have to do is click on the true one, or…
The 30-Second Bunny Theatre
After reading the conversations surrounding cmccrzy’s post “Abridged Series” I also began to question whether or not parodied animated web series could be classified as a part of the Electronic Literature canon. The post referenced “abridged” webseries and “How It Should Have Ended” and these references reminded me of another online series, “The 30-Second Bunny Theatre” by Angry Alien Productions.…
Nio and Kinetic Typography
Nio by Jim Andrews is an animated poetry piece from the first volume of the electronic literature collection. The piece incorporates two different mediums, text and audio, and forms what the artist himself describes as “interactive audio” and “visual poetry.” The piece uses a traditional poetry format in that it is divided into two verses but also branches out into…
Dawn by Reiner Strasser and Alan Sondheim
Dawn by Reiner Strasser and Alan Sondheim is a visual poem with text set against a nature-themed photograph and nature sounds playing in the background. This piece of electronic literature is made up of three major aspects: audio, pictures and text. The piece begins with the poem’s title and author. Once the opening text fades out the first line of…