Re: Game vs. Hyperfiction


Wed, 15 Mar 1995 12:25:22 -0500

Excerpts from netnews.rec.arts.int-fiction: 13-Mar-95 Game vs.
Hyperfiction Jeff@phoenix.princeton.e (691)

> I am still
> unclear about the differences between Int-fiction and hypertext
> fiction (by hypertext fiction I mean stories being developed in Storyspace
> or Hypercard or HTML. (none of these are mentioned in the FAQ.)

Mmm, given the examples you're using, the difference is that interactive
fiction gives the reader a chance to interact with how the story
actually develops, while hypertext is interactive only in how the reader
chooses to perceive the (fixed) story.

It's more a matter of approach than of tools. I've seen interactive
fiction done with Hypercard (e.g. Myst), and with HTML
(http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/rei/WWW/GAME/intro.html).

--Z

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