21W.765J / 21L.489J / CMS.845J Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice, Spring 2004
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Fendt, Kurt
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Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
This course explores the properties of non-linear, multi-linear, and interactive forms of narratives as they have evolved from print to digital media. Works covered in this course range from the Talmud, classics of non-linear novels, experimental literature, early sound and film experiments to recent multi-linear and interactive films and games. The study of the structural properties of narratives that experiment with digression, multiple points of view, disruptions of time, space, and of storyline is complemented by theoretical texts about authorship/readership, plot/story, properties of digital media and hypertext. Questions that will be addressed in this course include: How can we define 'non-linearity/multi-linearity', 'interactivity', 'narrative'. To what extend are these aspects determined by the text, the reader, the digital format? What kinds of narratives are especially suited for a nonlinear/ interactive format? Are there stories that can only be told in a digital format? What can we learn from early non-digital examples of non-linear and interactive story telling?
Subjects
Narrative
Interactive
Non-Linear
Multi-Linear
Digital
Print
Media
Talmud
Novel
Literature
Film
Games
Storyline
Text
Story
21W.765J
21L.489J
CMS.845J
21W.765
21L.489
CMS.845
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Literature Section
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