Sebab Kode Adalah Puisi
03:00 PM Essay
OLEH EKA KURNIAWAN
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Sekiranya Borges masih hidup, barangkali ia akan menjadi penulis paling getol on-line. Bagaimana tidak, banyak orang yang percaya, sebelum internet ditemukan, Borges telah “memimpikan” dunia internet dalam cerita-cerita pendeknya. Ingat perihal ensiklopedia yang disusun secara diam-diam oleh sekelompok orang sehingga menghasilkan dunia yang baru? Bukankah hal ini sekarang menjadi mungkin dengan perangkat lunak wiki sebagaimana dipergunakan di wikipedia.org? Atau perihal teks yang bisa merujuk ke teks lain tanpa batas? Sejak ditemukan internet, kita sudah mengenal “link”.
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Electronic Literature: What is it?
01:29 PM Essay
BY N. KHATERINE HAYLES (UCLA)
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This essay surveys the development and current state of electronic literature, from the popularity of hypertext fiction in the 1980’s to the present, focusing primarily on hypertext fiction, network fiction, interactive fiction, locative narratives, installation pieces, “codework,” generative art and the Flash poem. It also discusses the central critical issues raised by electronic literature, pointing out that there is significant overlap with the print tradition. At the same time, the essay argues that the practices, texts, procedures, and processual nature of electronic literature require new critical models and new ways of playing and interpreting the works. A final section discusses the Preservation, Archiving and Dissemination (PAD) initiative of the Electronic Literature Organization, including the Electronic Literature Collection Volume I and the two white papers that are companion pieces to this essay, “Acid Free Bits” and “Born Again Bits.”
