Network Writing

 In Chapter 6, Rettburg argues that Network Writing is a new fascinating way of storytelling using the internet. The definition of Network Writing is a tool made and exists on the internet. It has readers click onto different websites or spaces to actually read the material, highlighting the experience of the work. In the chapter, it talks about how Network writing isn't just one writer, there are many participants involved. I think it creates more of teamwork through the community. The chapter talked about how network writing was created with the thoughts of 20th-century movements in mind, mostly artistic movements that focus on process and material. Artists like Jackson Pollock was mentioned because he highlighted the physical act of painting. He showed that meaning can come from technique.

"Flight Paths" by Kate Pulling, Chris Joseph & Co is a digital story about two characters, a man trying to escape to Dubai to get a job and a woman who goes to the supermarket. Their stories collide when the man falls from the airplane onto the woman's car. It's a very odd way of having the character cross paths. But I guess that it the point of the title. Although, I did like the images that you passed though. It gave it a really aspect to the story, making it a little easier to understand. Also, the music playing in the background made it feel like a movie of some kind.

I choose "Degenerative" by Eugenio Tisselli because of the cool way of software and writing in has. Every time a user goes onto that website, one character gets deleted from the code. It basically is an experiment to see how much can be jumbled from how many people join. I think its cool because it showcases how easy it is for websites to crash and not make sense. Also, I liked how you could see the code in the end, especially now when you go on it, its just coding.