Giving "Entre Ville" by J.D. Carpenter a try was an interesting experience. I was initially fascinated by the collage like style when opening the link. Similarly to "My body a Wonderkammer" By Shelley Jackson, there is an artistic element within the piece that allows for the reader to experience more than just literature. In contrast, we see the pop-up experience was a lot different in comparison to My Body, and videos played as well. As the videos play with natural audio backgrounds, you feel immersed in this raw video format in the interactive piece where the reader choses were to go. We experience the neighborhood which Carpenter films and depicts, as if we are walking through it with her and understanding those experiences with more context. That is the interesting thing about hypertext is that it comes in so many forms, and again, the non-linear element separates these pieces from ordinary literature. Its very poetic in its relation to the more traditional aspects of poetry and literature. 
"Entre Ville' by J.D. Carpenter was something I didn't look too much into and your take on the piece and what it is makes it seem very interesting. I agree the pop-ups are very different between both pieces, but it makes the works entertaining in their own ways. It is very cool how many different ways hypertext can be created.
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