In class
- Discussion and exploration of electronic literature.
Assignments
- Read
- Introduction to Critical Code Studies by Mark C. Marino
- Read "Seattle Drift" by Jim Andrews, including its code (right click and view page source to access code)
- Write a brief discussion of how the code contributes to your understanding of the work.
- Introduction to Racing the Beam by Nick Montfort and Ian Bogost
- Read the web page and watch the video for A Slow Year by Ian Bogost
- Explore Ben Grosser's projects page, with special attention to Social, Safebook, and Go Rando.
- Write a brief response to these works in the context of platform studies.