Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"J. Yellowlees Douglas looks at the new light that interactive narratives may shed on theories of reading and interpretation and the possibilities for hypertext novels, World Wide Web-based short stories, and cinematic, interactive narratives on CD-ROM. She confronts questions that are at the center of the current debate: Does an interactive story demand too much from readers? Does the concept of readerly choice destroy the author's vision? Does interactivity turn reading fiction from "play" into "work"--Too much work? Will hypertext fiction overtake the novel as a form of art or entertainment? And what might future interactive books look like?"--Jacket.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Authors and readers-- Data processing.
Closure (Rhetoric)
Computer games.
Creative writing-- Data processing.
Experimental fiction-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc.
Fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc.
Fiction-- Technique-- Data processing.
Hypertext systems.
Literary form.
Literature and technology.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Postmodernism (Literature)
Conclusion (Littérature)
Création littéraire-- Informatique.
Écrivains et lecteurs-- Informatique.
Genres littéraires.
Hypertexte.
Jeux d'ordinateur.
Littérature et technologie.
Narration.
Postmodernisme (Littérature)
Roman-- 20e siècle-- Histoire et critique-- Théorie, etc.
Roman expérimental-- Histoire et critique-- Théorie, etc.