On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Jeff Knowlton wrote:
> My thesis project is an internet based open source writing project that
> uses Linux as a model - people working from different locations with the
> ability to customize/rewrite the code (text). Exciting stuff. Why can't
> naritive be generated the same way Linux has been written? I am hoping to
> use a kind of hypertext with a 3-D interface to link the cells of text
> together.
It's not narrative, but the collaborative software demoed at
<http://everything.slashdot.org/> can be used for stuff this.
>From <http://x12.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=373206025>:
A nonlinear, collaborative story space where a group of writers
create a web of things and events, each with its own page/screen --
any of the participants can add an item, and any participant can
write their definition/version of an item. Any text can contain
links to other items. The software to do this exists, and is free:
<http://everything.slashdot.org/>.
Besides collaborative fiction, this software can be used to create free/open
source replacements for commercial databases, such as the Internet Movie
Database, etc.
You might also find some stuff of interest on Nick Traenecker's site, at:
<http://www.contract.kent.edu/people/nick/ht.html>
Congrats on the baby, and welcome to the list.
m
