Weeks 12-13: Meaningful Interactivity

Poet writing on videogame arcade

Monday, November 7

In class:

Assignment

Wednesday, November 9

In class:

Assignment:

  • Play the videogame poem assigned to your table (all the way to the end)
    1. “Separation” by Annie Abrahams (2003)
    2. “The Many Occasions of Moving” by Jason Nelson (2021)
    3. “Aphiddd” by Andy Campbell (2019)
    4. “Avenue S” by Jody Zellen (2020-2022)
  • Write an analysis of the game mechanics, meaningful interactivity, and strategies. Offer an interpretation of what the poet is trying to achieve. Post before class on Monday and be prepared to demo and explain the work with your classmates.

Monday, November 14

In class:

  • Discussion of video game poems assigned to your table
    1. “Separation” by Annie Abrahams (2003)
    2. “The Many Occasions of Moving” by Jason Nelson (2021)
    3. “Aphiddd” by Andy Campbell (2019)
    4. “Avenue S” by Jody Zellen (2020-2022)
  • Lecture and discussion of iOS touchscreen works

Assignment:

  • Read/Play/Watch the following works:
  • Write a post in which you briefly discuss three of the assigned works and what the use of immersive environments (be it AR or VR) contribute to the poetic experience of the work. Post before class on Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 16

In class:

Assignment:

  • Explore and read “The Agrippa Files” including the text of the poem.
  • Discuss what the mechanisms used to present the poem Agrippa contribute to the poem. Post before class on Monday.

 

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By Leonardo Flores

Professor Leonardo Flores is Chair of the English Department at Appalachian State University. He taught at the English Department at University of Puerto Rico: Mayagüez Campus from 1994 to 2019. He is President of the Electronic Literature Organization. He was the 2012-2013 Fulbright Scholar in Digital Culture at the University of Bergen in Norway. His research areas are electronic literature and its preservation via criticism, documentation, and digital archives. He is the creator of a scholarly blogging project titled I ♥ E-Poetry, co-editor of the Electronic Literature Collection, Volume 3, and has a Spanish language e-lit column in 80 Grados. He is currently co-editing the first Anthology of Latin American Electronic Literature. For more information on his current work, visit leonardoflores.net.