In this Book
- Twining: Critical and Creative Approaches to Hypertext Narratives
- Book
- 2021
- Published by: Amherst College Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Hypertext is now commonplace: links and linking structure nearly all of our experiences online. Yet the literary, as opposed to commercial, potential of hypertext has receded. One of the few tools still focused on hypertext as a means for digital storytelling is Twine, a platform for building choice-driven stories without relying heavily on code. In Twining, Anastasia Salter and Stuart Moulthrop lead readers on a journey at once technical, critical, contextual, and personal. The book’s chapters alternate careful, stepwise discussion of adaptable Twine projects, offer commentary on exemplary Twine works, and discuss Twine’s technological and cultural background. Beyond telling the story of Twine and how to make Twine stories, Twining reflects on the ongoing process of making.
"While there have certainly been attempts to study Twine historically and theoretically... no single publication has provided such a detailed account of it. And no publication has even attempted to situate Twine amongst its many different conversations and traditions, something this book does masterfully." —James Brown, Rutgers University, Camden
"While there have certainly been attempts to study Twine historically and theoretically... no single publication has provided such a detailed account of it. And no publication has even attempted to situate Twine amongst its many different conversations and traditions, something this book does masterfully." —James Brown, Rutgers University, Camden
Table of Contents
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- Introduction. Why Twine?
- pp. 1-16
- Chapter T-1. Twine as Platform
- pp. 17-44
- Chapter P-1. From Links to Stories
- pp. 45-76
- Chapter T-2. Twine (R)evolutions
- pp. 77-100
- Chapter P-2. Variation
- pp. 101-134
- Chapter P-3. Generation
- pp. 173-204
- Chapter T-4. Queer Twine and Camp
- pp. 205-230
- Chapter P-4. Too Much Twine
- pp. 231-26-
- Chapter T-5. Twine and the Critical Moment
- pp. 261-292
- Chapter P-5. Conceptual Twining
- pp. 293-226
- Conclusion. Forever Twine
- pp. 337-360
- Appendix I. Interview with Chris Klimas
- pp. 361-380
- Appendix II. Interview with Dan Cox
- pp. 381-192
Additional Information
ISBN
9781943208258
Related ISBN(s)
9781943208241
MARC Record
OCLC
1280100351
Launched on MUSE
2021-11-03
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC
Copyright
2021