Chapter 6 + Flight Paths

Chapter 6 discusses network writing which is described as “electronic literature created for and published on the internet” To me this doesn’t make sense since there is a lot of writing written for the internet and print so does that not fall under this category? I feel almost everything in todays literature-based projects would be considered network writing with the exception of hand written stories (which in todays world still end up online). Rettberg mentions how network writing impacted and changed the way we write and communicate and I believe that the digital era and “network writing” has created endless possibilities to further writing styles which opens the door to new genres (like e-lit) that were not around before technology advanced. Network writing impacted literature in an amazing way in my opinion and it gives the writer way more creativity than ever before. Technology is still and always will be evolving and literature will always have it routes but it will continue to change with technology.

I enjoyed “Flight Paths” by Kate Pullinger & Chris Joseph, although the stories to choose from are fairly short however the stories told are very interesting and wish they continued and went deeper. Although this story was not very interactive (you only have to click a button near the text of each page) the motion graphics, images and video creates an enjoyable experience. I especially liked the series of continues images/videos in “Yacub in Dubai” the other 4 stories unfortunately didn’t have long gaps of images/videos like this story did and it made it more enjoyable to read and easier to follow what the story was talking about. Moving to Dubai in the early stages of its existence must have been a crazy experience and to see how much Dubai has grown in the world.