Comments on: Sending off old man Farrago [free fiction AND nonfiction] http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150 The online headspace of Jonathan Wood Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:54:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Wood http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-109 Jonathan Wood Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:54:27 +0000 http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150#comment-109 They were called "Choose Your Own Adventure" by Steve Jackson and someone Livingstone. They were both awful and awesome at the same time. Probably significantly less good today than they were then. Still, the idea behind them is pretty sound I think. It could be adapted for more literary purposes. I actually have a half-finished novel based loosely on the idea. Maybe one day I'll finish the bugger... They were called “Choose Your Own Adventure” by Steve Jackson and someone Livingstone. They were both awful and awesome at the same time. Probably significantly less good today than they were then. Still, the idea behind them is pretty sound I think. It could be adapted for more literary purposes. I actually have a half-finished novel based loosely on the idea. Maybe one day I’ll finish the bugger…

]]> By: Paul Edwards http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-108 Paul Edwards Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:39:02 +0000 http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150#comment-108 I really enjoyed Ephemera, it had me confused and enthralled at the same time, which doesn't often happen! I can't admit to having followed some parts of the essay, mainly because I'm not very well read. But the Hypertext section reminded me of those fantasy books I used to read when I was a child where you read a section and then decide what the character does next by skipping to the relevant page. Can't remember what they were called though (or if they were any good)... I really enjoyed Ephemera, it had me confused and enthralled at the same time, which doesn’t often happen!

I can’t admit to having followed some parts of the essay, mainly because I’m not very well read. But the Hypertext section reminded me of those fantasy books I used to read when I was a child where you read a section and then decide what the character does next by skipping to the relevant page. Can’t remember what they were called though (or if they were any good)…

]]> By: S. Boyd Taylor http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150&cpage=1#comment-106 S. Boyd Taylor Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.cogsandneurons.com/?p=150#comment-106 God, I miss Broken Circles. It was brief, but very fun. :) God, I miss Broken Circles. It was brief, but very fun. :)

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