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Thoughts Toward An ICM Final

Noah Pivnick

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Inquiry

How might one *computationally* enact abstract notions of exploration, navigation, and movement (progression) through a non-linear text without relying on explicit choices presented at the bottom of the page, or maps of physical spaces (i.e., rooms in a house, or the Cardinal directions North / East / South / West) in such a way that retains literary flow.

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Sam Kabo Ashwell, CYOA analysis of Sugarcane Island, 1976

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The ‘space’ between nodes as a narrative occasion

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We have the book (tangible interface for linear printed text)

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Possible tangible interface for electronic, non-linear text

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Ohm Part 2, Jeff Feddersen

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Micropoet 200, Allison Parrish

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Tools