Can video games be considered hypertext narratives? How/why?
I think video games can be considered as hypertext, but only some of them are narrative.
Why is hypertext considered influential in the future development of media making and storytelling?
cause hypertext has quite strong connection with network, and network media is a huge part of media form. Hypertext can provide very different experience from traditional media and it can associate varies kind of media techniques to provide better understanding for audience in storytelling.