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Choice vs. interaction: the case of online Caroline

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Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia archive
Proceedings of the 12th ACM conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia table of contents

Århus, none, Denmark

Session: 2a---Rhetoric and Hypertext table of contents

Pages: 69 - 70

Year of Publication: 2001

ISBN:1-59113-420-7

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William Cole

Department of English, The Ohio State University

Sponsors

SIGWEB: ACM Special Interest Group on Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Web
AIAS : Alexandra Instituttet A/S
HYPE : Hypergenic
CCTAS : Costas Computer Technology A/S
JDI : Journal of Digital Information
SA : Scandinavian Airlines
UAARHUS : University of Aarhus
DANSKEB : Danske Bank
TT : Tool-tribe
ARHUSK : Arhus Kommune
ARHUSA : Arhus Amt
WMD : WM-Data
KSI : Knowledge Systems Inc.

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Reader choice among links in hypertext has often been classified as a form of interactiuvity and has sometimes been claimed as empowering the reader. The case of the website Online Caroline, however, shows that it is possible for apparent choice and interaction to serve only to further constrain and dictate the reader's experience. We must be careful to distinguish meaningful from superficial choice when evaluating “interactive fiction” and its potential.

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