100 DAYS PROJECT: #8

May 29th, 2009 by susan

Evilution

8evilutionThis one is a little bit weird, but has a basic theme of wanting things and changes made that affect a whole lot more than expected. Inspired by the juxtaposition of inside and outside, colors and sizes in Steve’s story, a world was created that still needed a master at the controls.

I’ve also half-successfully entered some images in this piece and will keep working on them to correct the half that didn’t succeed.

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4 Responses to “100 DAYS PROJECT: #8”

  1. steve Says:
    May 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    I like the sense of closure here.

  2. admin Says:
    May 29th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    Thanks. What’s starting to surprise me in these mini-hypertexts is that even with a dozen more or less spaces, I’ve found paths that miss half of them and it’s okay, there’s still a small story there. In this piece there are two image-only spaces and you can take paths that bypass them and I’m okay with that. Maybe I’m learning to let go and that’d be a big lesson for me to bring out of this.

  3. James Revillini Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 12:40 am

    This one left me feeling serene, but with a hint of guilt. I’m not sure why. It made me feel that you were chastising us humans and for good reason, but this is just my first impression. I’ll read it again tomorrow (albeit probably with different paths).

    I like IFHTs which ask me to make choices where I do not see the whole story and where it’s likely that I’ll miss an entire story arc. It makes it more real, and more exciting. I struggle with: “do I continue reading this page to make an informed decision about which link I take, or do I jump now because that word stuck a chord with me and it’s a link?” I like feeling that pressure to ‘do the right thing.’ I like being able to try to kill myself or the main character.

    Evilution mesmerized me. Peace!

  4. susan Says:
    May 30th, 2009 at 6:04 am

    Thank you. And here I’m upset with the decision of which line to get in at the supermarket. Went kicking and screaming into IF and Hypertext, still not nuts about reading it but love writing it.

    This piece, with fourteen lexias total, is one that usually is hopped through in only about half that; I just went through and bypassed any God entirely–which is interesting as it relates to the story in placing the burden back on mankind.