Re: What is hyperfiction


Fri, 24 Nov 1995 14:10:50 -0500

ekbergb@mindspring.com (VALIS) asks:

> What is hyperfiction? I've heard the term
> bandied about but I don't know what it is!

"Hyperfiction" is short for "hypertext fiction" -- fiction written to be
read interactively and non-sequentially. In hyperfiction, the author uses
the machine and the reader's interaction to shift point of view, change
pacing, adapt or explain elements that may be unclear (or too clear), or
(occasionally) to change what happens.

A good place to start is Eastgate Systems' catalog of hypertext resources
on the web:
http://www.eastgate.com/Hypertext.html

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