{"id":103,"date":"2008-06-19T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T22:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/susangibb.net\/blog2\/?p=103"},"modified":"2008-06-19T15:29:01","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T22:29:01","slug":"hypertext-ht08-chris-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susangibb.net\/blog2\/2008\/06\/hypertext-ht08-chris-crawford\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPERTEXT: ht08 – Chris Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he creator of Storytron, is speaking of the conceptual changes that technology presents to people in both the creative end as well as the audience.<\/p>\n

"People not things"  — that art should be about people. Bringing story and people inside.<\/p>\n

"Zero in on the essence of the medium" — that interactivity is the prime asset of the medium.<\/p>\n

"Forget Plot" — In interactive medium, plot (predefined plan for the events that will happen) open therefore to the idea of interactivity.<\/p>\n

"Always ask what does the user do–not what does he see, hear, etc."  The user must act.  Software is defined by its verbs.<\/p>\n

Language — Can’t do natural language on a computer.  Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis: Language and the perceptual reality of the speaker are closely linked together.  Language mirrors reality.  Since you can’t put reality inside a computer, you can’t put language within.  Solution: artist creating a tiny universe of his own. Then, you can create a ‘toy’ language to work with it.  <\/p>\n

Inverse Parser — words that are required are hidden; problem and solution: in Storytron, the user is being shown only those that are applicable and gave us a demo from Storytron.  I think here of IF and it’s refusal to give you a hint as to how many possibilities you have.<\/p>\n

"Storytelling is best done by storytellers–not programmers."  — Algorithm driven, do the problem is to find the writer willing to learn the methods.<\/p>\n

Now Chris is explaining about bounded numbers–the necessary creation of a "new arithmetic" in order to fit the intent of the program. By assuming an average, and a number designation of plus and minus, most actions and feelings can be assigned by the same system.<\/p>\n

We discussed technical versus creative and finding the ultimate combination.  Cognitive abilities must work in tandem with instinct and action.<\/p>\n

I’ve worked with Storytron a tiny bit, just tiptoeing around to experiment.  I haven’t checked the site out in depth in a while, and it’s time to redownload the program.<\/p>\n

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