The end of books--or books without end?

Description:

"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.

subjects: Data processing,  Theory,  History and criticism,  Fiction,  Hypertext systems,  Technique,  Authors and readers,  Literary form,  Postmodernism (Literature),  Experimental fiction,  Closure (Rhetoric),  Literature and technology,  Creative writing,  Computer games,  Narration (Rhetoric),  Roman,  Informatique,  Histoire et critique,  Théorie,  Roman expérimental,  Écrivains et lecteurs,  Création littéraire,  Postmodernisme (Littérature),  Littérature et technologie,  Narration,  Conclusion (Littérature),  Hypertexte,  Jeux d'ordinateur,  Genres littéraires,  Internetliteratur,  Hypertekst,  Fictie,  Litteraturkritikk,  Internett,  Mediesosiologi,  Film,  Postmodernisme,  Teknologi,  Interaktive medier

Times: 20th century