What I Think Hypertext is
發表於 : 2004-04-02,4:31 pm
Hypertext, in my opinion, is a sort of computer works on-line,
but it is not a kind of mere text that has just the text we can see on paper. Instead, it is a sort of text with interaction, with fixity and alteration that we can easily see on the Internet, according to what we want to do and as we like it. According to OED online, the definition is as follows:
[i] Text which does not form a single sequence and which may be read in various orders; spec. text and graphics (usu. in machine-readable form) which are interconnected in such a way that a reader of the material (as displayed at a computer terminal, etc.) can discontinue reading one document at certain points in order to consult other related matter. [/i]
Recently, I have seeen a lot of works like 紅樓夢 and works by the well-known literary authors on line, similar to the idea of books. Those are not computer literature, but the following http://users.rcn.com/rick.interport/lies/lies.html is one of the basic examples I think as a type of hypertext, although it is very simple compared to the Victory Garden. Hypertext requires that sense of individuality, allowing us readers to rewrite the story according to our own choice or reading path to get what we would like to experience--Not computer "written" works. [/url]
but it is not a kind of mere text that has just the text we can see on paper. Instead, it is a sort of text with interaction, with fixity and alteration that we can easily see on the Internet, according to what we want to do and as we like it. According to OED online, the definition is as follows:
[i] Text which does not form a single sequence and which may be read in various orders; spec. text and graphics (usu. in machine-readable form) which are interconnected in such a way that a reader of the material (as displayed at a computer terminal, etc.) can discontinue reading one document at certain points in order to consult other related matter. [/i]
Recently, I have seeen a lot of works like 紅樓夢 and works by the well-known literary authors on line, similar to the idea of books. Those are not computer literature, but the following http://users.rcn.com/rick.interport/lies/lies.html is one of the basic examples I think as a type of hypertext, although it is very simple compared to the Victory Garden. Hypertext requires that sense of individuality, allowing us readers to rewrite the story according to our own choice or reading path to get what we would like to experience--Not computer "written" works. [/url]