Who wants the best toy ever conceived? Why everyone of course! Imagine it now, your very own Slinky! Just joking, it’s myBALL: the dream toy of tomorrow. This bad boy does it all: plays roll and catch; give your kids someone to talk to; helps with indoctrinating racial prejudice and best of all, can be [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘ELC1’
5 November 2009
Keeping it Short and Simple: A Review of “The Cape”
It’s not uncommon for a reviewer’s opinion to be affected by the amount of time they spend with a literary work. Depending on their mood at the moment of engagement, a piece of significant length may seem daunting and tedious or generous and epic. A short work may not provide enough substance to satisfy the [...]
5 November 2009
The Cheery, Eerie World of Christian
Deviant: The Possession of Christian Shaw, is the electronic literature piece I have chosen from the ELC1 to review this week. Deviant is a visual narrative, a with story with no words or voices, simply an interactive animated story. It recreates the true story of an 11 year old girl in 1696 Scotland who was [...]
5 November 2009
Review – Tao: The Tranquility of the Surreal
The Tranquility of the Surreal
by Sophia M.
“Tao” is a short cinematographic Flash poem, created by Alan Sondheim and Reiner Strasser, that combines film, poetry and limited interactivity with haunting, melodic music to create a surreal yet soothing meditative experience. By utilizing the strengths of the work’s three individual elements to create cohesion and mood, [...]
5 November 2009
“Fishnets Look Better on Shaved Legs”
A strong feeling of nostalgia arises as Shelley Jackson’s semi-autobiographical work my body – a Wunderkammer reminds the reader of awkward teenage years spent struggling to discover one’s own identity. Jackson’s raw and honest reflection of life is revealed through an anecdotal tour of her body, and establishes an intimate connection between reader and [...]
