When I first opened Red Riding Hood, I was confused to say the least. It just wasn't very clear where to click and instead of it being a reading hypertext it was more of a visual. My initial thought on this was, "why don't they just make this story a video?" I guess this is one of the downsides of hypertext in my opinion. I wouldn't mind clicking when selecting major decisions like "wake her up" or "let her sleep" because this seemed to be the beginning of altering the story. But, it just seemed like I was clicking in random places on the screen. However, I do get that the hypertext is supposed to engage the reader. The storyline was kind of unclear to me. I don't know if I was just selecting the wrong things but the ending seemed to be very abrupt. Honestly, the most interesting part of the experience was reading the credits.
As for Patchwork Girl, I was confused with that story too but I could kind of piece together what it was trying to get at. Knowing the background of the story was in relation to Frankenstein made it make more sense. I thought the title of the hypertext was also very fitting since you had to "patch" the story together. To me, it was more clear of where to click for the story. Even though I don't think I ever got a full ending it was more interesting to analyze the story and click around. Also being able to actually read and not just figure out where I'm supposed to click the whole time made me a little more patient with the hypertext and more bearable to get through the story.
Cassie H
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I felt the same way when reading Red Riding Hood. I found that clicking in random places not only frustrated me, but failed to convey any kind of message. It was engaging, but to the point where it didn't make sense. I'm glad I wan't the only one who struggled to find a storyline.
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