Interactive Narratives = Loss of Author’s Intentions

Douglas introduces us to the notion of books without pages – a metaphor for the opportunities digital media brings to story telling. Interactive narratives are thus born through digital media, but particularly through networked media a narrative can be formed providing various alternate pathways and an interactive experience. Therefore, separate pieces of an interactive narrative can be connected by the user in particular ways that create individual meaning. Meaning the original intentions of the author for the meaning of a text can be completely changed as new associations are formed by various users. This shows how networked media increases the ambiguity of the author’s message.

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