tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921091527205526676.post9159381194737302956..comments2007-04-01T16:26:51.337-07:00Comments on New Media Blog: I think I'd like to do somethingTom Kealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11943493663419602777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921091527205526676.post-77623590283674972052007-02-20T14:16:00.000-08:002007-02-20T14:16:00.000-08:00Sam, I also like the idea of moving away from the ...Sam, <BR/><BR/>I also like the idea of moving away from the milquetoast character, forcing him to play a more active role in the world around him. I agree with the sentiment of most folks that hypertext on the same page. I think this idea could reflect his corporate life in addition to providing a medium for his story. Hey, killing two birds with one stone. <BR/><BR/>I also agree with Adam. "Orientation" uses second person to effectively show the narrator's hilariously and horrifically bizarre workplace. But, if you have a more active protagonist, it might be harder to push him to the background so maybe another character (maybe even a milquetoast) could have his/her own oral history that speaks only about the protagonist. Most of all, you idea seems to be mostly character-oriented so I'd like to see that part come out the most. Cool Cool Cool.Chadéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555805879059924157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921091527205526676.post-47137227088158630562007-02-19T19:21:00.000-08:002007-02-19T19:21:00.000-08:00Sam,I agree that the danger of hypertext is that t...Sam,<BR/><BR/>I agree that the danger of hypertext is that the narrator keeps asking the reader to leave the character and narrative to get extra information. You’re smart to lean more toward keeping the reader on the page.<BR/><BR/>I like the possibility of option number four, in which the second person makes the reader a little like the character, deciding how to move through the plot, but since plot is really a series of decisions that reveal character, the readers/viewers would also be determining what they wish to know about the character and even who they want that character to be.<BR/><BR/>You may know the short story “Orientation” by Dan Orozco in which the second person “You” is the milquetoast character is the reader/viewer, and the creepy narrator reveals the deep secrets of everyone in the office building. It amounts to a dark oral history of the employees of a corporation’s maze of cubicles. Here’s an mp3 of the story, which is short and cool and could be inspiring:<BR/>http://assistivemedia.org/mp3/orientation.mp3Instructor Adam Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055207047745248032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921091527205526676.post-71036989513770347282007-02-19T17:19:00.000-08:002007-02-19T17:19:00.000-08:00So I don't have a lot of background on the George ...So I don't have a lot of background on the George Saunders' situation, but I think based on your different possiblities for characters this idea sounds great. I wonder if you could have one of each type of character: an outsider and a go-getter. maybe having both intersect would be interesting.<BR/><BR/>On the form I think all of your ideas sound great so it's hard for me too pick. I love the idea of the game and think that would be really cool and inventive if you could create that. I also love the interactive text. I like the idea of scrolling over for extra and not having to click. Very cool. I can't wait to see what you choose to do. Good luck!Tessa Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242179489397942429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2921091527205526676.post-3046224327603546382007-02-19T11:09:00.000-08:002007-02-19T11:09:00.000-08:00Sam.I like the main idea best: George Saunders' si...Sam.<BR/><BR/>I like the main idea best: George Saunders' situation and setting, but with a more active character. The thing about Saunders' characters is that they let things happen to them, rather than making things happen (this is part of his point about their setting and the impact it has on them). I love the idea of a real go-getter in a political environment. So many roadblocks and frustrations for he/she to get around.<BR/><BR/>I also like the test-based idea, with roll-overs and audio clips. Yes, staying on the page is important. There are various forms of creativity with the other form ideas, but is there voice and story? I'm not sure.<BR/><BR/>In any case, that's my two cents. I'm excited about this idea. If you don't do it, I will.Tom Kealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943493663419602777noreply@blogger.com