The Art of Interactive Narrative

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Samuel T. Coleridge (1772-1834), British poet / literary critic,
Chapter XIV of his autobiography, Biographia Literaria:

In this idea originated the plan of the "Lyrical Ballads"; in which it was agreed, that my endeavours should be directed to persons and characters supernatural, or at least romantic; yet so as to transfer from our inward nature a human interest and a semblance of truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith. Mr. Wordsworth, on the other hand, was to propose to himself as his object, to give the charm of novelty to things of every day, and to excite a feeling analogous to the supernatural, by awakening the mind's attention from the lethargy of custom, and directing it to the loveliness and the wonders of the world before us; an inexhaustible treasure, but for which, in consequence of the film of familiarity and selfish solicitude we have eyes, yet see not, ears that hear not, and hearts that neither feel nor understand.

Table of Contents:
Four chapters, four ideas; Theory, Image, Dimension, Practice

Design:
Snapshots of the design of the book.

Overview:
Summary of the book. Easier on the eyes than the TOC.

Early Reviews:
Reviews and Testimonials by our esteemed reviewers; Brenda Laurel, Lev Manovich, Rich Gold, Nathan Shedroff, and Nick DeMartino.

Excerpts:
A selection of several portions of the book.

URLs:
Part 01: http://pause-effect.com/excerpts_p01.html
Part 02: http://pause-effect.com/excerpts_p02.html
Part 03: http://pause-effect.com/excerpts_p03.html
Part 04: http://pause-effect.com/excerpts_p04.html

Complete Manuscript:
The complete manuscript will be online after we publish it.
The experience of reading it, however, wont (since, see, its a flip-book and a graphic novel that are interactive you need to buy the actual thing).

Mark Stephen Meadows // pighed