‘An Infinitude of Possible Worlds’: Towards a Research Method for Hypertext Fiction.

While the investigation of creative writing as a research method is gathering apace, little work has been done into the specific case of hypertext fiction (fiction written through a digital medium). This paper argues that, while there remain certain similarities between paper-based and digital texts...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 324 - 335
Autor principal: Jordan, Spencer
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=98697379&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: hlh
    uiTerm: 98697379
    longDbName: Humanities International Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        14790726
        V4D
      jtl: New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing
      issn: 14790726
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: 2014
      vid: 11
      iid: 3
      pid: 377
      pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    artinfo:
      ui:
        98697379
        10.1080/14790726.2014.932390
      ppf: 324
      ppct: 11
      formats:
        fmt:
          – @attributes:
              type: T
          – @attributes:
              type: P
              size: 131KB
      tig:
        atl: ‘An Infinitude of Possible Worlds’: Towards a Research Method for Hypertext Fiction.
      aug:
        au: Jordan, Spencer
        affil: Department of Humanities, Cardiff School of Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff, UK
      su:
        Fiction
        Novelists
        Authors
        Digital technology
        Scientific community
      sug:
        subj:
          Fiction
          Novelists
          Authors
          Digital technology
          Scientific community
      keyword:
        digital
        fiction
        hypertext
        interactivity
        method
        research
      ab: While the investigation of creative writing as a research method is gathering apace, little work has been done into the specific case of hypertext fiction (fiction written through a digital medium). This paper argues that, while there remain certain similarities between paper-based and digital texts, fundamental differences in design and construction remain. If hypertext fictions are to be successfully understood, then the role and purpose of the digital writer needs to be more fully analysed as part of the creative process. This paper argues that Possible Worlds Theory offers a way forward. With its focus on the ontological structures created by hypertext fiction, Possible World Theory actively embraces narrative indeterminacy and ontological changeability. In this sense the method provides a structured means by which the creative manipulation of the unique affordances of a digital medium by a writer can be theorised.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: Y
      custom: Copyright of New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
      item: New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing
      holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      dt:
        @attributes:
          year: 2014
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N