Gloss on Every Game a Story
Ben Underwood
March 19, 2008
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Elsewhere in this thread, Chris Crawford describes a storytelling language with syntax similar to that Elrod ascribes to Tetris – although not elegant, such sentences can effectively convey narrative. Elsewhere in this thread, Chris Crawford describes a storytelling language with syntax similar to that Elrod ascribes to Tetris – although not elegant, such sentences can effectively convey narrative.
Gloss on Utopia’s Doubles
Ben Underwood
March 19, 2008
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Ebr houses three substantial looks at Hardt and Negri’s manifesto-esque texts – one by William Smith Wilson, another by Aron Pease, and the third by Nick Spencer. Ebr houses three substantial looks at Hardt and Negri’s manifesto-esque texts – one by William Smith Wilson, another by Aron Pease, and the third by Nick Spencer.
Gloss on Pax and the Literary in the Digital Age
Ben Underwood
March 19, 2008
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Parry’s formulation – “literary event” – aptly describes Pax, but it’s also an oxymoron, insofar as a literary text isn’t an event that one experiences, but an object that one interprets. This term points to the fate of “the literary in the age of the digital,” as Parry puts it. In digital environments, the emphasis on the event means that the literary becomes an object of experience rather than a interpretable text. Parry’s formulation – “literary event” – aptly describes Pax, but it’s also an oxymoron, insofar as a literary text isn’t an event that one experiences, but an object that one int… continue
Gloss on Home: A Conversation with Richard Powers and Tom LeClair
Ben Underwood
March 9, 2008
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The Critical Ecologies thread was established by Joseph Tabbi and Cary Wolfe in 1997, revisited by Andrew McMurray in 2006, and persists in the writings of Stephen Dougherty, Rob Swigart, and of course in the present discussion. The Critical Ecologies thread was established by Joseph Tabbi and Cary Wolfe in 1997, revisited by Andrew McMurray in 2006, and persists in the writings of Stephen Dougherty, Rob Swigart, and of course in the present discussion.
Gloss on Home: A Conversation with Richard Powers and Tom LeClair
Ben Underwood
March 9, 2008
P:nth-child(2)
LeClair has extended his notion of prodigious fiction in his essay on recent novels that rewrite canonical texts such as Lolita and Moby Dick among others. LeClair has extended his notion of prodigious fiction in his essay on recent novels that rewrite canonical texts such as Lolita and Moby Dick among others.