Introduction to Electronic Literature - User contributions [en]

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2017-11-28T07:25:44Z

Egk:

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2017-11-28T07:25:03Z

Egk:

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2017-11-28T07:24:45Z

Egk: Created page with "Right now, I'm feeling a little bit like this... center| To condense all that I've learned in this class into a single project is nothing shor..."

Right now, I'm feeling a little bit like this...
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To condense all that I've learned in this class into a single project is nothing short of a challenge. At so many points in the quarter, I felt the creative works (and yes, even the critical works) speak to me on a level that was so engaging that I was left wanting to create my own e-lit babies to release into the great wide digital world, however, I don't deny feeling more than a little bit stumped now on what to create for my final project since the ideas/inspirations/possibilities are endless. There are only a few key elements and limitations in place to limit my thinkspace: the plot/story should be the driving force not the medium (especially since I'm not at all literate in any form of coding). the medium should develop/progress/change/interact in some way with the story, and the plot itself should be compelling enough to be considered food for thought. I'm tempted to create another twine but I want to push my creative boundaries and try a different medium of communicating...hm....

By the end of this post, I'm feelin' a little like this
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Meaning

2017-11-28T06:21:04Z

Egk:

[[File:Woman.png|200px|thumb|right|A woman contemplates the meaning of this wiki page]]
[[File:giphy.gif|200px|thumb|right|A man also contemplates the meaning of this wiki page]]

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==See Also==
*[[Creation]]
*[[Computation]]

Under the influence

2017-11-28T06:19:22Z

Egk:

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there [[meaning]] to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

[[File:Permutations.png|thumb|center|alt=A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"|A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"'.]]

Sincerely,

Confused (and slightly under the influence) Bibingka

== See also ==
*[[Creative]]
*[[programming]]

Under the influence

2017-11-28T06:16:16Z

Egk:

[[Dear E-Lit]],

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there [[meaning]] to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

[[File:Permutations.png|thumb|center|alt=A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"|A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"'.]]

Sincerely,

Confused (and slightly under the influence) Bibingka

== See also ==
*[[Creative]]
*[[programming]]

File:TheEgg.png

2017-11-14T05:36:48Z

Egk:

Post-Digital Objects

2017-11-14T05:36:33Z

Egk:

ak [https://www.zazzle.com/personalized_skateboarding_deck-186104620587553361]
[[File:Skateboard.png]]

Ahh [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product2.aspx?from=CustomDesigner&number=161166709][[File:capture.jpg]]

Ultimate Sith Lord [https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-zazzle_button?pd=145189715486365911&get_started_dialog=false&style=round_button&size=4.0&design.areas=%5Bround_button_4_front%5D&context=114948436752540819&view=113175413667360156&customize_it=true] [[File:BiPin.png]]

Gone Girls: A Chinese Social Media Calendar [https://www.zazzle.com/z/ohnkn?rf=238584585323274374]
[[File:Calendar.png]]

[http://www.cafepress.com/+gray_victorian_stripes_personalized_mini_button,1650185276]
TC- [[File:SL.png]]

B.L. [https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-fuji_fleximagnet?pd=160253066305325380&get_started_dialog=false&style=3x4&design.areas=%5B3x4_front_vert%5D&context=114997964782531219&view=113340096181419361&customize_it=true]
[[File:Magnet.png]]

R.T. [http://www.cafepress.com/cp/customize/product.aspx?number=162336037]
[[File: Post-digital product.png]]

L.R.[http://www.cafepress.com/cp/viewcart.aspx?s=selfbuy&keepshopping=%2fselfbuy]
[[File: Shower-Curtain.jpg]]

K.U. [https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-zazzle_keychain?dz=e2e516a1-3529-438d-a001-29e3aa13f2e5&side_name=front&style=round_keychain&size=2.25&design.areas=%5Bfront_horz%5D&context=114529070928263395&view=113908062333046724]
[[File: Keychain product.jpg]]

CC
[https://www.makestickers.com/design/171113155203-0t0lv0dxhff4go0lioz2hq1u?pgid=cb689947-8001-4c34-911b-8c1b96e80dd2]
<br/>
[[File: In_a_deserted_airport.jpg|400px]]

B.K.S. [http://www.cafepress.com/mf/111447537/postdigital-cage_mugs?productId=163153093]
[[File: Post-cage_mug.png]]

H.H.
[https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-zazzle_keychain?dz=f855417b-6737-440b-9b5c-5f7941886d95&clone=true&pending=true&social=true&style=round_keychain&size=2.25&design.areas=%5Bfront_horz%5D&view=113191793730158827&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ProductShareToSenderV2&utm_content=viewbutton-share_npepf]
[[File:unnamed.jpg]]

msl. [http://dss-edit.com/elit/wiki/index.php?title=2017.145]
[[File:notforeveryone.jpg]]

LM [https://www.zazzle.com/the_post_digital_walt_whitman_coffee_mug-168833273063555296] [[File:pdww.png|550px]]

S.K. [https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-zazzle_mug?dz=45af799c-753f-40f7-b47b-88be5336636d&side_name=front&style=basic_mug&size=11oz&color=white&addon=none&design.areas=%5Bzazzle_mug_11_front%5D&context=114529070928263395&view=113282108070337578] [[File:TheLibraryofBabel.jpg]]

L.Y. [https://www.zazzle.com/z/oakb2?rf=238853390982089085]
[[File:case.jpg]]

DK [https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-chandlerscandles_pillarcandle?dz=d7826b32-7c86-4e31-9a24-9424798e2f6d&side_name=front&size=3x4&design.areas=%5Bchandlerscandles_pillarcandle_3x4_front%5D&context=114699858786462415&view=113019550034018106]
[[File:pdfsmell.png|300px]]

SS Praise Yerself Basic B Tee
[[File:PYTee.png]]
[https://www.zazzle.com/elit_praise_yerself_basic_b_tee-235003308015304718]

egk [https://www.zazzle.com/the_egg_iphone_8_plus_7_plus_case-179925456825542258]
[[File:TheEgg.png]]

Post-Digital Reading Library

2017-11-09T06:41:56Z

Egk:

'''The Platformers:'''
(J.L., S.S., J.C., C.C., I.B., R.T., A.G.)
''The Platformers and the Post-Digital'':[https://docs.google.com/a/g.ucla.edu/document/d/1DjSTWoKpeLq-xbm3sI7MmGyl-R7v4caMltqO49y7z8U/edit?usp=sharing]
PDF: [http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_78/21819000/21819850/2/print/21819850.pdf], cover [http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_78/21819000/21819850/2/print/21819850_cover.pdf]

'''The Texters:'''
''The Texters' Guide to the Post-Digital'': [http://www.lulu.com/shop/texters-elit/the-texters-guide-to-the-post-digital/paperback/product-23400298.html]
PDF: [https://www.scribd.com/document/363828024/ELit-Post-Digital-Book-Texters]

'''The Movers:''' (S.K., S.G., L.M., and J.K.)
''How to be Digital in a Post-Digital World'': [http://www.lulu.com/shop/the-movers/how-to-be-digital-in-the-post-digital-world/paperback/product-23401689.html]
PDF: [https://www.scribd.com/document/363919539/How-to-Be-Digital-in-the-Post-Digital-World]

'''The Gamers:''' (b.k.s., B.L., egk,
''Gamers of the World UNITE!!!'': [http://www.lulu.com/shop/ucla-e-lit-2017-gamers/gamers-of-the-world-unite/paperback/product-23401778.html]
PDF: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/wic19xwby19upol/gamers%20book%20pdf.pdf?dl=0]

File:Big Ben.png

2017-11-07T06:41:48Z

Egk:

Bell Jar

2017-11-07T06:41:22Z

Egk:

I have always been tangentially aware of such experimental Twitters, but I hadn't gotten to a point where I thought of them as literature. Now it is exciting to view them as legitimate works by real scholars! The one that generated every word in the English language over the course of several years was particularly satisfying to see. I wonder if the creator (or anyone else who discovered it) ever just watched it crawl its way through the C's, then the D's, then maybe they left it for awhile and came back and took in the I's. Imagine the excitement they felt when it got towards the end of the Z's, seven years of patience about to come to fruition. Fascinating stuff, I would love to make some sort of social media account with a nifty concept behind it.

Today, at my monotonous clerical job, I began to inevitably pore over the disappointments of this last week and was quite pleased when I only turned up a handful. However, the ones I could think of all had something in common: they revolved around some sort of [[canceled]] plan. Of course, everyone is busy and has loads of legitimate reasons for skipping out on a coffee and/or movie and/or late lunch and/or early dinner and/or donut and/or "well this has been awful, wanna call it quits before we really hate each other?" In my particular case, I got bailed on in my attempts to schedule friendly week one meetups, which is hardly a surprise. I too found myself making several 11th hour cancellations as my latest Netflix obsession picked up steam. As the autoplay counted down to the Xth episode of the night, I suddenly paused and remembered I had work the next day. After a moment of distress I looked up and realized I had missed the pause button anyway. Oh well, what would one more episode hurt?

As my shift began to wind down and as my mood picked up with the realization of how manageable and unremarkable my shortcomings of the last week were, I had an idea for a project. What if I took these cancellation texts and made some kind of interactive experience with them?

"Solid idea, just needs to be fleshed out more," says my friend over dinner after rescheduling from last week.

I nod, check my Twitter, then go back to fretting about the work I haven't done this quarter.

[[File:Big Ben.png|thumb|center|alt=Big Ben Twitter|Big Ben Twitter.]]

File:Favorite Emoji.png

2017-11-07T06:36:29Z

Egk:

Emoji

2017-11-07T06:34:29Z

Egk:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwr-RNz9Wd5lTjlzakw3T21rVHc

[[File:Favorite Emoji.png|thumb|center|alt=My favorite emoji|My favorite emoji.]]

Under the influence

2017-11-07T06:33:19Z

Egk:

File:Permutations.png

2017-11-07T06:32:20Z

Egk:

Under the influence

2017-11-07T06:31:39Z

Egk:

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there [[meaning]] to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

[[File:File.png|thumb|center|alt=A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"|A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"'.]]

Sincerely,

Confused (and slightly under the influence) Bibingka

== See also ==
*[[Creative]]
*[[programming]]

Under the influence

2017-11-07T06:25:45Z

Egk:

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there [[meaning]] to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

[[File:https://i.ytimg.com/vi/26e4cnTUym8/hqdefault.jpg|thumb|center|alt=A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"|A snapshot of Joseph Moore's "Permutations"'.]]

Sincerely,

Confused (and slightly under the influence) Bibingka

== See also ==
*[[Creative]]
*[[programming]]

Emoji

2017-11-01T05:52:20Z

Egk: Created page with "https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwr-RNz9Wd5lTjlzakw3T21rVHc"

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwr-RNz9Wd5lTjlzakw3T21rVHc

OK

2017-11-01T05:51:44Z

Egk:

'''Ayam Los Yvel''' (b.1996)

'''''If you use your computer every day your computer will combust, In Four Parts,''''' 2017

[[Emoji]] on computer screen

Partial gift of Y. Jake in honor of N. Katherine Hayles

2017.145

''In Four Parts:''

== Part I: The computer is used every day ==

''[https://imgur.com/a/xWw19]''

== Part II: The computer begins to combust, due to its being used every day ==

[https://imgur.com/a/49x8y]

== Part III: The computer continues to combust, due to its being used every day ==

[https://imgur.com/a/WUrdF]

== Part IV: The computer is combusted, due to its being used every day ==

[https://imgur.com/a/zy0dR]

Alt Syllabus

2017-10-27T01:12:30Z

Egk:

'''ALT INTRO TO E-LIT SYLLABUS'''

UCLA 2017
ENGL 116B

Collectively compiled & appended to the "official" syllabus, 10.26.17.

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RP ~ YouTube Vids and Views

'''Critical Readings:''' I Cheated YouTube for 5 Months and Finally got Caught [[https://www.dailydot.com/business/youtube-buy-fake-views-deleted/]]

'''Creative Works:''' "The Chase" Interactive Video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFsv8tGHkHY]]

SB Sultan -
Critical Reading: Gaming the Literary: On Video Games and Literature[[http://www.nymgamer.com/?p=12515]]
Darkness - Chapter 1, Yedda Morrison [[http://littleredleaves.com/ebooks/darkness.pdf]]

LCS ~ Unit: The Role of Social Media in Preserving Poetry

'''Critical Readings:''' Digital Poets: Can Social Media Save Poetry (Natalie Zfat) [[https://iq.intel.com/digital-poets-can-social-media-save-poetry/]]; Hello 'Poetry' [[https://hellopoetry.com/words/socialmedia/]]

'''Creative Works:''' Top 10 Poetic Tweets (LW Lundquist) [[http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2015/11/19/twitter-poems-top-10-poetic-tweets-4/]]; Instagram: @poemsporn_ [[https://www.instagram.com/poemsporn_/?hl=en]]

LR - Textualities and Interactive Fiction
Critical Readings : Nick Montfort "Riddle Machines: The History and Nature of Interactive Fiction" [[http://digitalhumanities.org/companion/view?docId=blackwell/9781405148641/9781405148641.xml&chunk.id=ss1-5-8&toc.id=0&brand=9781405148641_brand]]

Creative Works : Stevens & Montfort [[https://nickm.com/poems/]] Personal Fav: Field of Dreams

QG ~ Writing in Electronic Age

'''Critical Readings:''' The End of Books (Robert Coover) [[http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/27/specials/coover-end.html]]

'''Creative Works:''' Screen (Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Josh Carroll, Robert Coover, et. al.) [[http://collection.eliterature.org/2/works/wardrip-fruin_screen.html]]

a.k. – interactive fiction
'''Critical Readings:''' Toward a Theory of Interactive Fiction (Nick Monfort) [[http://nickm.com/if/toward.html]]

'''Creative Works:''' Photopia by Adam Cadre (1998) ( [[http://adamcadre.ac/if/photopia.html]]

.jk. – Consequences of Disappearing Electronic vs. Print Literature

'''Critical Readings:''' One + One = Zero – Vanishing Text in Electronic Literature (Marjorie C. Luesebrink) [[https://conference.eliterature.org/sites/default/files/papers/OnePlusOneEqualsZero_0.docx]]
Vanishing Letters in Text-based Digital Installations (Janez Strehovec) [[http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/6811/5892]]

'''Creative Work:''' Share a secret – One Time [[https://onetimesecret.com/]]

I.B. - Interactive Fiction

'''Critical Work:''' Hyperrhiz: New Media Cultures (JENNIFER S. ROUDABUSH) [[http://hyperrhiz.io/hyperrhiz10/special-feature-e-lit-reviews/electronic-literature-showcase-at-the-library-of-congress.html]]

'''Creative Works:''' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky) [[http://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/3cbedqimquselmanehhzxg/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy]] [[http://elit.umwblogs.org/2017/02/10/choose-your-own-youtube-adventure/]]

TC- Fan Fiction
'''Critical Readings:''' Fan fiction, fandoms, and literature: or, why it’s time to pay attention to fan fiction (Christina Yatrakis) [[http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1147&context=etd]]

'''Creative Work:''' HEATHENS (--LJ--) [[https://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1156476/heathens-markjin]]

JR - Remediation
"Critical Reading:" Emoji Portrait Art [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/style/emoji-portraits-yung-jake.html]]
"Creative Work" Emoji Ink [[http://emoji.ink]]

SG - Serial Narrative through Social Media
'''Critical Reading''': Seriality and Storytelling in Social Media (Ruth Page) [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/507669/pdf]

'''Creative Works''': Black Box (Jennifer Egan) [https://storify.com/cbcbooks/jennifer-egan-s-black-box] (Tweet Collection), [http://stuyww.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/0/6/14065772/black_box_--_jennifer_egan.pdf] (PDF Format)
Dear David (Adam Ellis) [https://storify.com/moby_dickhead/dear-david] (Tweet Collection), [https://twitter.com/moby_dickhead?lang=en] (Actual Twitter Account)

RT - Twitter Fiction

'''Critical Readings:''' The Great American Twitter Novel (Ian Crouch) [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/great-american-twitter-novel]
Twitter Fiction: Social Networking and Microfiction in 140 Characters (Carla Raguseo) [http://www.tesl-ej.org/wordpress/issues/volume13/ej52/ej52int/?iframe=true&width=80%&height=80%]
Neil Gaiman sets Twitter ablaze with fan collaboration (Laura Blackwell) [https://www.pcworld.com/article/2030776/neil-gaiman-sets-twitter-ablaze-with-fan-collaboration.html]
Neil Gaiman + Twitter = Interactive Storytelling (Barb Dybwab) [http://mashable.com/2009/10/13/neil-gaiman-twitter-audiobook/#sf42aDR8bSqN]

'''Creative Works:''' THE RIGHT SORT from Sceptre Books on Twitter [https://twitter.com/SceptreBooks/timelines/488586138048004096]
Twitter fiction: 21 authors try their hand at 140-character novels [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/oct/12/twitter-fiction-140-character-novels]
Hearts, Keys and Puppetry by Neil Gaiman and the Twitterverse [https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Hearts-Keys-and-Puppetry-Audiobook/B0037BODY8?ref_=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl&qid=1508991209&sr=1-1]
13 Beautiful Pieces of Twitter Fiction Remind Us How Powerful Reading Can Be (Anne Charlton) [https://mic.com/articles/84883/13-beautiful-pieces-of-twitter-fiction-remind-us-how-powerful-reading-can-be#.BuprgLPLI]

BKS - Digital Academia

'''Critical Reading:''' Living in a Digital World: Rethinking Peer Review, Collaboration, and Open Access by Shiela Cavangh [http://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-4/living-in-a-digital-world-by-sheila-cavanagh/]

'''Creative Work''': The Knotted Line [http://knottedline.com/]

B.L. - The Transformation of ELit: Different Forms on Social Media

'''Critical Readings:''' Towards a History of Electronic Literature [http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2619&context=clcweb]
Digital poet Jason Nelson urges others to forge new frontiers in electronic literature [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-02/digital-poet-urges-authors-to-turn-over-new-leaf/5182306]
Has Twitter given birth to a new literary genre? [https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jan/10/twitter-birth-new-literary-genre]

'''Creative Work''': InstagramELiterature [https://instagrameliterature.wordpress.com/]
Real Human Praise [http://directory.eliterature.org/individual-work/4714]

H.A. - Tweet

""Critical Readings:"" A Literature Review On Twitter Data Analysis [http://www.ijcee.org/vol8/931-IT015.pdf]

""Creative Work"": Lonely Tweets :'( [https://lonelytweets.com/]

LM - Snapchat

'''Critical Readings:''' The Oral Paradigm and Snapchat (Oren Soffer) [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2056305116666306?rss=1]

'''Creative Works:''' Snap Art (Dasha Battelle) [http://dbatsnap.com/]

HA - Typography/Fonts

'''Critical Readings:''' “Type:Rider” Is The Ultimate Video Game About Typography [https://www.fastcodesign.com/3019584/typerider-is-the-ultimate-video-game-about-typography]

'''Creative Works:''' Type Rider | Part 1 | Let's Play Gameplay Walkthrough Playthrough [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVGK31j9ino]

BL-S - Vaporwave

'''Critical Readings:''' Do You Want Vaporwave, or Do You Want the Truth? [http://capaciousjournal.com/issue/capacious_vol-1_no-1_2017.pdf#page=70]

'''Creative Works:''' ff015 - t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 and Silver Richards - 夜遊び tape by freak friendly diy [https://freakfriendlydiy.bandcamp.com/album/ff015-t-e-l-e-p-a-t-h-and-silver-richards-tape]

RS- Materiality

'''Critical Readings:''' The Aesthetics of Materiality in Electronic Literature (Serge Bouchardon) [http://www.utc.fr/~bouchard/articles/Bouchardon-Bergen-materiality-2008.pdf]

'''Creative Works:''' Richard With Hair Doing Things (Richard MacDougall) [https://www.instagram.com/richardwithhairdoingthings/]

J.C. - Hypertext Fiction

'''Critical Readings:''' Reading Hypertext and the Experience of Literature (David S. Miall and Teresa Dobson) [https://journals.tdl.org/jodi/index.php/jodi/article/view/35/37]

'''Creative Works:''' 24 Hours (Philippa J Burne) [http://www.glasswings.com.au/GlassWings/modern/24hours/]
My Body - a Wunderkammer (Shelley Jackson) [http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/jackson__my_body_a_wunderkammer.html]
Shade (Andrew Plotkin) [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/zweb/shade/]

DK - Interfaces

'''Critical Readings:''' "Race In/For Cyberspace: Identity Tourism and Racial Passing on the Internet" Lisa Nakamura [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3531/da9329d2b7158bd697e1aa8ef073f78de6fb.pdf]

'''Creative Works:''' Between Page and Screen by Amarunth Borsuk [http://www.betweenpageandscreen.com]
Bad Nudes [http://badnudes.com]
Laurel Halo and Hatsune Miku [http://www.aft3r.us/still-be-here/]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aap4eLlt2WI]
Solitude by Martine Syms [https://www.canopycanopycanopy.com/contents/solitude/#title-page]
Dissolution of the Sovereign… by Elysia Crampton [https://soundcloud.com/eande/dissolution-of-the-sovereign-a-time-slide-or-a-non-abled-offenders-exercise-in-jurisprudence]
Glass press [http://www.glasspressofthefuture.com/about]

KU- Instagram
'''Critical Readings:''' What is Instagram and Why is it so Popular [https://ischool.syr.edu/infospace/2011/12/15/what-is-instagram-and-why-is-it-so-popular/]
Instagram Influences Creative Work [https://www.warc.com/NewsAndOpinion/News/35288?]
'''Creative Works:''' Instagram-Creative Workshop [https://www.instagram.com/creative_work_shop/] The 20 Most Creative Instagram Pages [http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/the-20-most-creative-instagram-accounts-that-will-inspire-you.html]

CC

Spirit Surfing, Kevin Bewersdorf [http://veryinteractive.net/content/4-library/1-spirit-surfing/bewersdorf-spiritsurfing.pdf]
Screen. Image. Text., Orit Gat [http://rhizome.org/editorial/2012/may/16/screen-image-text/]
Jodi's Infrastructure, Alexander R. Galloway [http://www.e-flux.com/journal/74/59810/jodi-s-infrastructure/]

Live Simulations, Ian Cheng [http://iancheng.com/#simulations]
When all my friends are on at once [http://allmyfriendsatonce.com/]
Tripod Zoo by my dear friend Gabe Pine! [http://gabepine.com/]

J.K. -Interactive Fiction

Creative: "Choose Your Own Youtube Adventure!" [[http://elit.umwblogs.org/2014/02/01/on-visual-novels-one-in-particular/]]
Critical: "On Visual Novels, One in Particular" [[http://elit.umwblogs.org/2017/02/10/choose-your-own-youtube-adventure/]]

SK - Commenting on Comments

'''Critical''': Why Are YouTube Comments the Worst on the Internet [[https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2016/10/why-are-youtube-comments-worst-internet]]
'''Creative''': Rooster_86 [[https://www.reddit.com/r/HighQualityGifs/comments/77d9ou/the_predictable_threads_are_driving_me_insane/#bottom-comments]]
We Didn't Start the Flame War [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QyYaPWasos]]
LY- GIFS
'''Critical Readings:''' Fast, Cheap, and Good: Why Animated GIFs Engage Us [http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/2860000/2858532/p575-bakhshi.pdf?ip=131.179.61.143&id=2858532&acc=ACTIVE%20SERVICE&key=CA367851C7E3CE77%2E79535EF926D6BC05%2E4D4702B0C3E38B35%2E4D4702B0C3E38B35&CFID=999019442&CFTOKEN=72613616&__acm__=1509047554_4015bb14b1cc2a3313309d563bcf7be5]
How GIF Won the Internet [http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170825-how-the-gif-won-the-internet]
'''Creative Works:''' The Story of Gif [http://thestoryofgif.com/]
Being An English Major as told by 'The Office' [https://www.theodysseyonline.com/english-major-told-office-gifs]
Classical Art as Gifs [https://www.boredpanda.com/classic-painting-gifs-kiszkiloszki/]
j.l. – interactive fiction
'''Critical Readings:''' Electronic Literature its Emerging Forms (by Dr. Dene Grigar) [[http://dtc-wsuv.org/elit/elit-loc/denes-curatorial-statement]]

'''Creative Works:''' r/nosleep ( [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/78td1x/the_part_of_the_deep_web_that_we_arent_supposed/]]

SS - Critiques of The Internet via the Internet (or, Supreme Hypocrisy)

'''Critical Readings''': A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use
[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563213004093], On the Democratizing and De-Democratizing Logics of the Internet, or, toward a Critique of the New
Technological Fetishism [http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/026327640201900110]

'''Creative Readings''': Screen-Free Parenting Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/screenfreeparenting/], "Pure Living for Life" Off-the-Grid YouTube personality/info
channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhBsM9K_Bc9a_YTK7UUlnQ/videos], Digital Detox Twitter page [https://twitter.com/_DigitalDetox], Camp Grounded: where adults go to
unplug [http://campgrounded.org/]

H.H. - Interactive fiction
'''Critical Readings:'''Reading from paper versus screens: a critical review of the empirical literature (by Andrew Dillon) [[https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~adillon/Journals/Reading.htm]]

'''Creative Readings:'''Twine Emoji game [[http://rilarhiv.ru/online/emoji_game/o_O.html]]

AH - Translating Electronic Literature
'''Critical Readings:''' Translating Electronic Literature [[https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/textodigital/article/view/.../0]]

'''Creative Work:''' Amore de Clarice [[http://www.elevenkosmos.net/tallerFlash/amor2/]]

egk

'''Critical Reading:'''Game Studies: Narrative, Games, and and Theory [http://gamestudies.org/0701/articles/simons]
'''Creative Reading:''' Depression Quest [http://www.depressionquest.com/dqfinal.html], The Matter of the Great Dragon [http://landsofdream.net/dragon.html], The Temple of No [https://crowscrowscrows.itch.io/the-temple-of-no]

THE SECRET OF LIFE

2017-10-24T21:04:03Z

Egk:

Cookies. The secret of life is definitely cookies.

You think I kid but just one play-through of Cookie Clicker is enough to convince even Michelle Obama of this absurdity. In the game, as if from nowhere, I've gone from baking cookies in the questionable underbelly of my house to managing a growing cookie empire where everyone and their grandma's grandma is working for me. In ten minutes' time I've got museums being erected in honor of my cookies, kings and queens from faraway lands reveling in the heavenly gooeyness of my treats, and really, a capitalist creation to systematically infiltrate lives in both the public and private spheres of everyday people. Funnily enough, I've actually downloaded games form the Apple App Store that parallels the gameplay of Cookie Clicker but with a different premise; while easy to play since the game mechanics simply require tapping/clicking and waiting, the underlying commentary the game produces is just a dash jarring. What I wonder is why exactly this game is a piece of required reading for the class. It seems only the changing News snippets at the center of the page can really qualify as literature but am I intended to analyze the object through a unit operations lens?

==See also==
*[[Choices]]
*[[Space]]

Disheartening

2017-10-24T20:27:16Z

Egk:

While I enjoyed the first level of the game “nothing you have done deserves such praise” because it felt like an easy-to-win video game, I struggled to appreciate the syrupy movement featured in the second level. It felt like a metaphor for the lack of control I have over the pace at which my life moves, nay my goals. It’s like that high-up level of a tactical Nintendo 64 game, like the Legend of Zelda or something: try as you might, you just can’t seem to reach the end. The solution seems simple but the timing is all wrong, taunting you with notice of your repetitive deaths dwindling number of lives. I did, however, appreciate that at the end of the level there was situated what appeared to be a book of sorts, titled “[[THE SECRET OF LIFE]]”. This, too, seemed a metaphor for the way the world taunts happiness, love and success in your face giving you a map to reach these things only to later reveal that the map had been fiddled with meaning you devoted too much time to a lost cause. One exceptional aspect of the game was the way it made me feel even throughout my annoyance with the slow second level. I reveled in the glory of the continuous comments of praise and adoration made by some unknown entity, gifted in such a way that it felt like a great achievement had been made. It’s not often in the world, especially on our wandering and foggy path to success that we receive such direct and immediate praise, and it incentivized me to continue playing. Is this perhaps [[THE SECRET OF LIFE]]? Unwarranted praise? ~LCS

Disheartening

2017-10-24T20:25:53Z

Egk:

While I enjoyed the first level of the game “nothing you have done deserves such praise” because it felt like an easy-to-win video game, I struggled to appreciate the syrupy movement featured in the second level. It felt like a metaphor for the lack of control I have over the pace at which my life moves, nay my goals. It’s like that high-up level of a tactical Nintendo 64 game, like the Legend of Zelda or something: try as you might, you just can’t seem to reach the end. The solution seems simple but the timing is all wrong, taunting you with notice of your repetitive deaths dwindling number of lives. I did, however, appreciate that at the end of the level there was situated what appeared to be a book of sorts, titled “[THE SECRET OF LIFE]”. This, too, seemed a metaphor for the way the world taunts happiness, love and success in your face giving you a map to reach these things only to later reveal that the map had been fiddled with meaning you devoted too much time to a lost cause. One exceptional aspect of the game was the way it made me feel even throughout my annoyance with the slow second level. I reveled in the glory of the continuous comments of praise and adoration made by some unknown entity, gifted in such a way that it felt like a great achievement had been made. It’s not often in the world, especially on our wandering and foggy path to success that we receive such direct and immediate praise, and it incentivized me to continue playing. Is this perhaps [THE SECRET OF LIFE]? Unwarranted praise? ~LCS

THE SECRET OF LIFE

2017-10-24T07:01:14Z

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2017-10-12T03:59:24Z

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2017-10-12T03:58:00Z

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2017-10-10T07:40:58Z

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There is no statement more melancholic: "Art is a form of property."

To be sure, the concept and workings of our current economy are not lost on me: in short, we live too comfortably in a dandy consumerist world wherein the capitalist system controlled by the few closely assumes the role of Big Brother to the many.

Back to the point, having always felt that art is created at the intersection of some artist's self-expression and creative ingenuity that is free of any possible bounds another person can place upon it, there is a sad sort of dissonance in it being referred to as one would a cheap Target product--a pack of bananas, a box of band-aids, a deck of cards, or what have you. While our reality makes it impossible for me to argue against the notion of art being a form of property, I want to rebel against it being valued solely as such. Troemel's essay thankfully elaborates--almost a little too much and for too long--on the effect social media has on the trajectory of art and their artists, which brings to mind the hollow attitude in which society now appreciates art. The heated discourse I have observed but never partook in online from between freelance digital artists and "lovers" of their art--though "calculating, insensitive cheapos" would probably be a more apt description--is telling of the growing devaluation of art as a work of laborious creation and increasing sentiment for it as a factory commodity. Although difficult, there is definite need to rewire the way in which we view and value' creative pursuits and creative results.

Reading

2017-10-10T06:14:25Z

Egk:

It is quite strange how we develop different styles of reading. You can read fast, slow, word by word, or all at once. You can read and analyze, or just let the words flow right out of your brain. From young on we learn our own specific style of reading. True, it may change as we grow up and dive into more subjects and different forms of writing, but our general style is somehow embedded in us...or at least this was the recent thought that came to me while reading, "The Library of Babel." From the beginning of the story, I read it with the intent of analyzing the words and making connections to other topics. This intent was amplified when I read, "The universe (which others call the Library)..." Of course! The universe is represented by the Library, and therefore the hexagonal galleries must be different dimensions, or planets, or places in the universe, and so, the different books that are uniquely their own and all made up of the same elements must be human beings, and that must mean the Man of the Book must be God, or Jesus...and I realized I was completely wrong and read what I wanted to see or hear (I mean it's both right?). I realized just how accustomed I am to reading literature in books, and how basic my mind really is. I didn't think to believe that the Library could be a real place, that a place could have all the books and could tell your past, present, and future...or maybe I didn't [[want]] to. It's unnerving to think all the information of the universe could be in some place where, if anyone found it, they'd have all the knowledge equivalent of God. But in reality, the Internet is becoming the Library. With so much information from all around the world, who knows what it'll know in the future. Who knows what we'll know in the future. Maybe we'll become like the librarians-in continuous search for answers and [[meaning]]...or maybe we'll wither away before that happens, [[if we're only lucky]].

Reading

2017-10-10T06:03:57Z

Egk:

Under the influence

2017-10-05T19:35:02Z

Egk:

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there meaning to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

Sincerely,

Confused (and slightly under the influence) Bibingka

E-Lit Wiki

2017-10-05T19:34:24Z

Egk:

ENG 116B: Introduction to Electronic Literature

What is not electronic literature today? [[see also: nothing?]] Rather than introduce electronic literature or “e-lit” as a [[distinct]] literary [[category]], this course wonders if it’s still possible to consider literature [[beyond]] the electronic circuits that characterize the networked present. The [[creation]] and study of literature today is facilitated by a range of [[digital]] formats and networked [[consoles]], each of which introduce [[new]] [[practices]] of production, circulation, [[reception]], and [[reading]]. Alongside these [[transformations]], we’ll explore a range of new literary genres inhabiting, for example, computer scripts, image [[macros]], flash movies, social media, [[hypertext]] [[bandcamp]] releases, [[interactive]] applications, and print on demand books. Thinking through the present, this introduction examines the history and future of literature through the everyday experience of computers and electronic devices. From the history of digital poetics to recent internet publications, we’ll track the [[development]] of [[literature]] [[under the influence]] of computation up to works published in the present, as they emerge throughout the quarter. In lockstep, the course considers the category of “electronic literature” as a way to think about historical works remediated to the internet, in a wide range of [[(post-)]]digital formats. The course requires short weekly responses in an open format, as well as a mid-term and final assignment, which may be critical or [[creative]] in form, [[developed]] in conversation with the instructor. No previous experience in [[programming]], [[poetry]], or literature is [[required]].

Under the influence

2017-10-05T19:33:58Z

Egk:

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there meaning to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

Sincerely,

Confused Bibingka

Under the influence

2017-10-05T19:33:36Z

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Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there meaning to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

Sincerely,

Confused Bibingka

Under the influence

2017-10-05T19:32:44Z

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Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there meaning to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

Sincerely,

Confused Bibingka

Under the influence

2017-10-05T06:23:59Z

Egk: Created page with "Dear E-Lit, We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a..."

Dear E-Lit,

We need to talk. You see, sometimes I haven't a clue what you do and most times I wonder why you even do whatever it is that you do. I thought we could enjoy a two-way conversation but you have been vague all the while. In our most recent meeting I have tried to make sense of the topsy-turvy roller coaster you have strapped me on with "Permutation Poems" but instead, here I am, at wit's end and fists in the air. At first, I admit, I was annoyed with having to read each iteration and wanted to rest my tired, weary eyes but then an idea came to mind: what if this poem was a means of bridging me and you together, person to computer? How romantic and how poetic, I thought--I still think, truthfully, sometimes. You were exploring the boundaries of your artistry and reaching out to finally communicate with me in the only way you knew how. Immersing myself in your poetry was almost sad in that your creations are limited by plug n' chug algorithms, but also quite beautiful in that each rearranged sentence is your attempt at organic poetry. I confess being nearly swept away at how brilliant it seemed until I read, "RE CALLING ALL ACTIVE AGENTS." A mental shudder and a few steps back make me suddenly realize the utter randomness of your words and, even more significantly, the senselessness. I felt like you were calling to action a sleeper agent from among the audience to orchestrate some unexpected and possibly heinous scheme. Unbelievably, in our every encounter you present the conversation piece and I simply react and ponder the if's and the why's and the what's. Is there meaning to the things you create? Am I, the audience, meant to mull over everything? In what other ways can we interact more wholly?

Sincerely,

Confused Bibingka