All You Need Is Linkes by Gordon Brander (2022)
Octavia Butler & Samuel Delany in conversation at MIT (1998)
Kameelah Janan Rasheed on research and archiving (2017)
While going through this week's readings, I couldn't help but make a connection between the content and the use of "open-source" projects--projects (an intentionally broad and vague term) whose underpinnings (i.e. code, design, plan function, etc.) are completely free and available for any- and everyone to view and use. This sort of thing is closely connected to the idea of accessibility, which was a common motif in the three pieces. Another thing that I want to point out is that the web is seemingly all open-source. I'm really taken aback by the fact that I can view the html code behind all webpages through just a few clicks. It almost seems unreasonable, but I'm glad it is that way. Open-source is a great avenue for learning. Still, though, it's surprising that I have access to every website's code--something you'd think would be proprietary.
I also really liked the idea of a hypertext/link novel. When I was a kid, one of my favorite books was 'Meanwhile,' a choose-your-own-path comic book that essentially operated off of links. You'd get to a point in the story and have to make a choice, and your decision sends you to a different page in the book--not necessarily the next one--where the story would continue. Non-linearity within single books is uncommon, although it's common within multiple books and resources (i.e. you can always stop where you are in a book and pick up something else to consume).
Also, with Are.na, I did find myself kind of coming up with a single overarching idea that kind of spiraled into lots of connected mini ones--all extensions of each other. I like the potential...