國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 數位文學(3024)
(Eng.) Digital Literature
開課單位 外文系
課程類別 選修 學分 2 授課教師 李順興
選課單位 外文系 / 學士班 授課使用語言 中文 英文/EMI N 開課學期 1041
課程簡述
Objective:

The objective of the course is to provide students approaches to digital literature and a writing workshop to experiment the potential embedded in the incorporation of literary text and interactive media.

Outline:

1. Webpage Making

Learning Frontpage, HTML, and other Web applications

2. Reading Classics

Analyzing the forms of expression embodied in digital works.



先修課程名稱
課程含自主學習 N
課程與核心能力關聯配比(%) 課程目標之教學方法與評量方法
課程目標 核心能力 配比(%) 教學方法 評量方法
1. 提升文學賞析及數位創作能力



1.外語能力
2.專業知識能力
3.溝通與表達能力
4.國際化能力
5.資訊能力
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討論
講授
實習
作品
作業
測驗
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共18週)

Syllabus
 
* If you have earned a passing grade for the course
titled "Hypertext Literature," do not take "Digital Literature."
These two courses differ only in title.

*The syllabus is subject to change (to be updated periodically).

*Internship will be offered starting from week 3.

*Go to Reading List to locate the works listed in the syllabus.

*Go to Downloads to get the teaching notes for each week.

 

Wk 1.

Introduction.

Definition:
hypertext, hypertext literature, cybertext,
digital literature

Demonstration:
Pryll, Richard L. ca 1994. "Lies"
Weight, Jenny. 1998. "Rice" (From Electronic Literature Collection 1)
Lialina, Olia. 1996. "My Boyfriend Came Back from the War."
Andrews, Jim. 1997. "Seattle Drift."
----. "Arteroids 2.5."
Baker, Laurie and Jared Tarbell. 2001. "I'Ching Poetry Engine."

2.

Topic: Play and Game Designs in Digital Literature 1

--Beyond Mimicry (Literal Simulation): A Metaphorical Transformation

What to read / play:
"Asteroids" (a Java applet; or try this Flash version: "Asteroids")
Andrews, "Arteroids."
"Space Invaders."
Thomson, "Trigger Happy."


Note: If you got time, check out these Chinese hypertext works:

The Garden of Forking Paths, Brave New Word,
Wonderfully Absurd Temple (disconnected), HyPersimmon (disconnected).

3.

Topic: Play and Game Designs in Digital Literature 2

--Beyond Mimicry (Literal Simulation): A Metaphorical Transformation

What to read / play:
"Bear" in Nobody Here.
"Hermit" in Nobody Here.
Baker, "I'Ching Poetry Engine."
Slattery, "Oracle."
Larsen, "Carving in Possibilities."

--Games of Meditative Immersion

What to read / play:
Tagaki, "Crimson Room."
Kendall, "Clues."

Intership

4.

Topic: Play and Game Designs in Digital Literature 3

--Game As a Disseminating Venue for Literature

What to read / play:
Borges,"The Intruder" (summary; print)
Bookchin, "The Intruder."
"Pong."
*Shaolian Su, "Heart Changes" (English and Chinese).
Nelson, "game, game, game and again game"
"Luigi: Castle on Fire"
 

Internship

5.

Topic: Play and Game Designs in Digital Literature 4

--Game Design and Hypermediacy

What to read / play / watch:
Kelly, Donnie Darko (a movie, available at the Language Center's DVD library)
Jugovic, "Donnie Darko" (a digital work based on the movie of the same title; disconnected; DD)
*Montfort, "The Girl and The Wolf."

Internship

6.

Topic: Play and Game Designs in Digital Literature 5

--Literary Pseudo-Games

What to read / play:
Loyer, Chapter 6 of "Chroma" (illustration in interactive form; to be examined later along with Chapter 0 of "Chroma," "Darwinia" [a computer game; demo download available], "Rex" [a PS2 game], and "Tierra"; see also "Artificial Life and Literary Culture" 215-217; print)
Coverley, "Default Lives."
Spiller, "Esmeralda" (disconnected).


--Supplementary Reading

Slattery, Diana, et al. "The Oracle" (To be compared with "I'Ching Engine Poetry")

Internship

7.

Topic: Artists' Books

What to read:
Gibson, "Agrippa."
Philips, "A Humument."
Wiesner, The Three Pigs (a metafiction; available at the Language Center's DVD library)
Macaulay, Black and White (available at the Language Center's DVD library)
I Ching (English translation; available at the Language Center's DVD library)
More to be added

--Supplementary Reading

Loudon, Annette. "Skyline."

Ankerson, Ingrid and Megan Sapnar. "Cruising."

Internship

8.

Topic: Literary Instruments

What to read / play:
Moulthrop, "PAX."
Nimoy, "Textension" (download available).
Lewis, "It's Alive!" (download available)
Nelson, "Poetry Cube"

Internship

Wk 9.

Mid-term

 

10.

Topic: Literary Generators 1

What to read / play:
Blunt, "Random Verse Lab."
Daoxiang Laonong, "Poetry Generator" (online version, offline version).
Bulhak, "The Postmodernism Generator."


Internship

11.

Topic: Literary Generators 2

Weizenbaum, "Eliza" (see the plugins and downloads page).
Mateas and Stern, "Facade."
Alice (see the plugins and downloads page).

--Supplementary Text (AI-Related Games)

"Mr. Bubb in Space" or Here

"Pearl Demon" or Here

Internship

12.

Topic: The Uses of Randomness

Parker, "A Long Wild Smile." (disconnected: Dec 05, 2007; DD)
Rettberg, "The Meddlesome Passenger."
Moulthrop, "Reagan Library."

--Supplementary Reading

Biggs, "Book of Books."
Zeitgenossen. "You Are the Only One" (YATOO; choose the upper entrance; to be compared with "Arteroids").
Moulthrop. "Radio Salience."

Internship

13.

Topic: Types of Links 1

What to read:
Miller, "Trip."
Sorrells, The Heist.
"Web" in Nobody Here.
"Cards" in Nobody Here.

Internship: "Marquee," "REFRESH," "Java applet" (used in artworks)

14.

Topic: Types of Links 2

What to read:
Moulthrop, Hegirascope 2.
Link 1: HGS094
Link 2: HGSXX2
Link 3: HGSXX3
Harrell, "Nightmare Wanders Father Song."
North West Coast Printmakers. (disconnected, as of Dec 28, 2009)
Kendall, "Clues."
Moulthrop, "Reagan Library."
Andrews, "Spas Text."
Memmott and Mez, "Sky Scratchez."
Vicki Lynn, Guardians of the Millennium


Internship

15.

Topic: Multilinearity

McCloud, "Porphyria's Lover"
----. "The Carl Comics" (Choose the Flash English version put together by Michelle Salvador; disconnected)
----, "Mimi's Last Coffee." (a multilinear text)
Shu Lea Cheng, Brandon
Han Hoogerbrugge, "Hotel."
Charles Deemer, The Last Song of Violeta Parra. (disconnected)
 

Internship

16.

Topic: Interactive Fiction

Adam, Cadre, (1999) Varicella (an "interactive fiction" or IF; click here for instruction).

MUDs (Schmooze. Click RUN and enter: telnet://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu:8888/ )

The Neverending Tale

Internship

17.

Internship

Wk 18.

Final

*The syllabus is subject to change.

學習評量方式

Your Final Grade:

1st work 15% + 2nd work 15% + 3rd work/quiz 30% + 4th work 30% + website design 10%

*The grading scheme is subject to change.



教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)

Reading List

* To access the lists below, click [Reading List] at the course website (below).

List 1 : digital literature

List 2 : visual art

List 3 : theory and criticism

List 4 : games

List 5 : Artists' Books



課程教材(教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址)

The course website:

http://benz.nchu.edu.tw/~sslee/edu/hyper13-1.htm



課程輔導時間

Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 am, Wednesday or by appointment
Tel.: 04-22840321 * 741 * 777 (message)
Email: sslee@dragon.nchu.edu.tw


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