Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace

@book{citeulike:264640, abstract = {{Technology changes storytelling--movies don't tell stories in the same manner as wandering bards. Janet H. Murray, director of the Laboratory for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is fascinated with the changes emerging technologies may bring. Interactive tales, more versatile structures, stories as games, and games as stories are among the topics she explores in her very personable and entertaining style. And what about fears that interactive escapism could be the coming addiction? She makes an unblinking examination of this question with insight into both the technological possibilities and the strengths of the human psyche. Strongly recommended for anyone who loves the art of storytelling in any medium.} {"[A] brilliant look at the future of storytelling." -- James Coates, <i>Chicago Tribune</i> <P>"<i>Hamlet on the Holodeck</i> reaches beyond the scope of interactive narrative and encompasses the global possibilities of emerging technologies." -- Stan Diehl, <i>BYTE</i> <P>Stories define how we think, play, and understand our lives. In this comprehensive and readable book--already a classic statement of the aesthetics of digital media, acclaimed by practitioners and theorists alike--Janet Murray shows how the computer is reshaping the stories we live by. <P>Murray discusses the unique properties and pleasures of digital environments and connects them with the traditional satisfactions of narrative. She analyzes the dramatic satisfaction of participatory stories and considers what would be necessary to move interactive fiction from the formats of childish games and confusing labyrinths into a mature and compelling art form. Through a blend of imagination and techno-wizardry, Murray provides both readers and writers with a guide to the storytelling of the future. <P>(cloth published by Free Press, 1997) <P>More on <i>Hamlet on the Holodeck</i>}}, author = {Murray, Janet H. }, citeulike-article-id = {264640}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0262631873}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2008-04-30 11:20:43}, priority = {2}, publisher = {{The MIT Press}}, title = {Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0262631873}, year = {1998} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:264640 L3 - citeulike-article-id:264640 TI - Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace PB - {The MIT Press} SN - 0262631873 N2 - {Technology changes storytelling--movies don't tell stories in the same manner as wandering bards. Janet H. Murray, director of the Laboratory for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is fascinated with the changes emerging technologies may bring. Interactive tales, more versatile structures, stories as games, and games as stories are among the topics she explores in her very personable and entertaining style. And what about fears that interactive escapism could be the coming addiction? She makes an unblinking examination of this question with insight into both the technological possibilities and the strengths of the human psyche. Strongly recommended for anyone who loves the art of storytelling in any medium.} {"[A] brilliant look at the future of storytelling." -- James Coates, <i>Chicago Tribune</i> <P>"<i>Hamlet on the Holodeck</i> reaches beyond the scope of interactive narrative and encompasses the global possibilities of emerging technologies." -- Stan Diehl, <i>BYTE</i> <P>Stories define how we think, play, and understand our lives. In this comprehensive and readable book--already a classic statement of the aesthetics of digital media, acclaimed by practitioners and theorists alike--Janet Murray shows how the computer is reshaping the stories we live by. <P>Murray discusses the unique properties and pleasures of digital environments and connects them with the traditional satisfactions of narrative. She analyzes the dramatic satisfaction of participatory stories and considers what would be necessary to move interactive fiction from the formats of childish games and confusing labyrinths into a mature and compelling art form. Through a blend of imagination and techno-wizardry, Murray provides both readers and writers with a guide to the storytelling of the future. <P>(cloth published by Free Press, 1997) <P>More on <i>Hamlet on the Holodeck</i>} AU - Murray, Janet PY - 1998/08/27/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0262631873 ER -