HYPERTEXT FICTION

Before reading about hypertext fiction, I had no idea how bug of an impact Hypertext actually was. I had no idea that the H in "https" that begins every website and browser stood for Hypertext. Hypertext Fiction is all about story fragments combined together by links that readers click to continue the stories. it was firstly made in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, and a group of writers started to find interest in the concept of giving readers some input on when and how stories were going to continue on. Hypertext was getting more popular when the Internet became the topic of discussion. This kind of fiction changes the narrative for every story based on what is pressed. It is wicked cool to think about, and how the creators could think about these things. I could not create this cool of a type of fiction, it must have taken a lot of thinking to make sure that all the readers are enjoying it. 

I also found it cool that hypertext was one of the connections between the literacy and network computing. It really showed just how impactful hypertext really was. And it was cool to read about how hypertext transformed into more softwares like interactive 3D  works in CAVE and app on mobile devices. The chapter then talks about what "hyper " stands for. They state that it is just a web of "interconnected documents". That is an interesting way to put it. I found that an easy way to understand what Hypertext is, and how it works.

For my reference, I chose Deena Larson's Marble Springs. It is a story of different women in a ton of generations that have lived in a heavily mining town called Marble Springs. It gives all the perceptive from all the woman. And you don't read it in a straight line. You have to click names or places or themes. it was confusing to figure out at first but then I was able to understand. It's cool how there are little paragraphs or poems, and words were highlighted to switch over to what they were talking about. I thought it was cool that you could pick from stories.