{"id":19,"date":"2020-01-03T17:21:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T17:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/elit20\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=19"},"modified":"2020-02-14T01:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T01:24:42","slug":"the-variable","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/elit20\/portfolio\/the-variable\/","title":{"rendered":"The Variable (Weeks 3-5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>What happens when the reader takes control of the story? What can variable and mutable literature do that static narratives cannot?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Monday, January 27 (Week 3)<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Rettberg, &#8220;Hypertext Fiction&#8221; (chapter 3) from <em>Electronic Literature<\/em>, pp. 54-72<\/li>\n<li>Jorge Luis Borges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/fzc5ibp6mdlaqo4\/Borges%20-%20Garden%20of%20Forking%20Paths.pdf?dl=0\">\u201cThe Garden of Forking Paths\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/cwi5q07xhlqeyoc\/Borges%20-%20Book%20of%20Sand.pdf?dl=0\">\u201cThe Book of Sand\u201d<\/a> from <em>Collected Fictions<\/em>, pp. 119-128 and 480-483<\/li>\n<li>Judy Malloy, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.well.com\/user\/jmalloy\/uncleroger\/partytop.html\">Uncle Roger<\/a> (1986-1988 \/ 1995)<\/li>\n<li>John McDaid, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/unclebuddy\">Uncle Buddy&#8217;s Phantom Funhouse<\/a> (1993)<\/li>\n<li>In class: Tully Hansen, <a href=\"http:\/\/overland.org.au\/media\/writing\/\">Writing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Blog (Round 1): Group C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wednesday, January 29<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Rettberg, &#8220;Hypertext Fiction&#8221; (chapter 3) from <em>Electronic Literature<\/em>, pp. 73-86<\/li>\n<li><del>Peter Rabinowitz, <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiostatepress.org\/books\/Complete%20PDFs\/Rabinowitz%20Before\/05.pdf\">&#8220;Rules of Reading&#8221;<\/a> from <em>Before Reading<\/em> (1987), pp. 42-46<\/del><\/li>\n<li>Olia Lialina, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rhizome.org\/anthology\/lialina.html\">My Boyfriend Came Back from the War<\/a> (1996)<\/li>\n<li>Shelley Jackson, <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.eliterature.org\/1\/works\/jackson__my_body_a_wunderkammer.html\">My Body\u2014A Wunderkammer<\/a> (1997)<\/li>\n<li><del>J.R. 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and &#8220;Shade&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Blog (Round 2): Group B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Monday, February 10 (Week 5)<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Rettberg, &#8220;Interactive Fiction and Other Gamelike Forms&#8221; from <em>Electronic Literature<\/em>, pp. 104-109<\/li>\n<li>Carolyn Petit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/power-to-the-people-the-text-adventures-of-twine\/1100-6402665\/\">\u201cPower to the People: The Text Adventures of Twine\u201d<\/a> from <em>GameSpot<\/em> (2013)<\/li>\n<li>Anna Anthropy, <a href=\"https:\/\/w.itch.io\/end-of-the-world\">Queers in Love at the End of the World<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Abigail Corfman, <a href=\"https:\/\/ifdb.tads.org\/viewgame?id=s8oklhvdqoo5dv4l\">16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Lutz, <a href=\"https:\/\/sub-q.com\/my-fathers-long-long-legs\/\">My Father\u2019s Long, Long Legs<\/a> (2015) (mouse required, audio too)<\/li>\n<li>Blog (Round 2): Group C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wednesday, February 12<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Astrid Dalmady, <a href=\"https:\/\/astriddalmady.com\/cactusblue.html\">Cactus Blue Hotel<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Granade, <a href=\"https:\/\/ifarchive.org\/if-archive\/games\/competition2017\/Will%20Not%20Let%20Me%20Go\/Will%20Not%20Let%20Me%20Go.html\">Will Not Let Me Go<\/a> (2017)<\/li>\n<li>Litrouke, <a href=\"https:\/\/litrouke.itch.io\/please-answer-carefully\">Please Answer Carefully<\/a> (2019)<\/li>\n<li>Anastasia Salter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/egaednx40n7cs3z\/Salter%20-%202016%20-%20Playing%20at%20empathy%20Representing%20and%20experiencing%20.pdf?dl=0\">\u201cPlaying at Empathy: Representing and Experiencing Emotional Growth Through Twine Games\u201d<\/a> (2016)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/elit20\/fractured-fairy-tale-final-project\/\">Final Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Blog (Round 2): Group D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Friday, February 14<\/h2>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Porpentine, <a href=\"http:\/\/slimedaughter.com\/games\/twine\/howlingdogs\/\">howling dogs<\/a> (2012) (And after thoroughly playing the game, read <a href=\"https:\/\/emshort.blog\/2012\/10\/10\/if-comp-2012-howling-dogs-porpentine\/\">Emily Short&#8217;s review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Chevalier, <a href=\"https:\/\/media.textadventures.co.uk\/games\/ImqjKROVTkigGxqCniLq9g\/destroy.html#4\">Destroy \/ Wait<\/a> (2013)<\/li>\n<li>Furkle, <a href=\"http:\/\/ifarchive.org\/if-archive\/games\/competition2015\/SPY%20INTRIGUE\/SPY%20INTRIGUE.html\">Spy Intrigue<\/a> (2015) [Play at your own pace, don&#8217;t worry about finishing it for class]<\/li>\n<li>Sam Kabo Ashwell, <a href=\"https:\/\/heterogenoustasks.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/22\/a-bestiary-of-player-agency\/\">\u201cA Bestiary of Player Agency\u201d<\/a> from <em>These Heterogenous Tasks<\/em> (2014)<\/li>\n<li>Blog (Round 2): Group E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Header: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/1KdnEeZ-gLU\">Labyrinth <\/a>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@qwitka?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Maksym Kaharlytskyi<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/maze?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when the reader takes control of the story? 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