That Sweet Old Mr. Plimptons Performance

That Sweet Old Mr. Plimptons Performance

These 3 pieces we looked at are all different forms of interactive fiction than we have looked at before this. These pieces are not considered games nor anything like games, they are more like art forms or stories that are being told with images and some words.  In that Sweet Old Etcetera you can watch the leaves fall the colors change and watch a poem by e.e Cummings, it combines traditional literature with "new" technology like adobe flash( even tho its been around for  a while still newer than writing)... These forms of literature are very interesting because they are allowing us to one look at old works in new ways and create new works that will give us a better way to express ourselves and to communicate with others. I quite enjoyed the water colors that they had near the end of the peice as well. In Mr. Plimptons revenge the story is most likely fiction and is a interesting story but it is more intriguing of how its told. It allows you to actually have a a visual of the area he was in along with pictures and images allowing you to be further immersed within the story. I love google map stories after being exposed to this because they in my opinion gives you a far better way to see and experience the world. This is because you can view what is read whats happening and then view where it is happening, allowing you to get a feel for the time and space of the area maybe even letting you say hey i was there before and imagine what happend in the story at that area and if it was like your experience at the same place. Also this peice is extremely interesting because it is actually published!WHat? a published google map essay !! That is just awesome to me a work of literature that is not traditional but is published, just awesome. Finally the final performance, what do I say about this peice, .. loud at the beginning, when i first turned it on the horse made me jump. Its odd the way to "read" it is kind of difficult you have to try to interpret it in your own way, you can explore the way to flows and moves by reading it, it meshes sound images, dancing, and words quite lovely but the best way to understand how it all comes together is just to explore it for yourself. All of these pieces are just click and read pretty much but they are simple and that's what makes them lovely, they all aren't in depth works but rather just simple stories combined with a computer to create something truly beautiful.