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  • Tags: Cyberpoetry

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This narrative 'cyberpoem' started in 1995 with the goal of developing into a lengthy 'soapie' about the life of i. The project obviously didn't go on for a long time, though the 18 webisodes plus two alternate guest webisodes collected here are a…

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This trio of early e-poems were written in HTML and use Java applets to shape their linguistic texts with a careful touch. 'Infinity' and 'Internet Junkie' both change the colour of the text over a schedule to shape readings and to imbue them with a…

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This selection of six poems built with a type of composite image known as animated GIFs used to create the earliest animations in the Web. In Zervos' experienced hands (see his 'Dimocopo' suite), this simple technology can be very expressive indeed,…

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A suite of five online poetry generator that produce a shifting lines of poetry in the manner of an exquisite corpse.ELMCIP: Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice

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This suite of 28 early animated poems from 1995-1997 were created as animated GIFs but are really powered by a vibrant enthusiasm over the ability of computers to write kinetic language. In this suite, we see words morph into other words and into…

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In Childhood in Richmond, Komninos Zervos uses a collage of photos to tell a story about his life in 1950s Richmond, Victoria. The piece begins, 'I remember my childhood in the backstreets of Richmond/And the visions that leave a lasting impression/…

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The first two of this list of poems stand out because of their use of Flash. Komninos' approach to Flash in his poem 'Beer' is similar to the work he published in animated GIFs: a sequence of words, morphing from one to the next producing surprising…

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A perceptual joy-ride, full of visual attractions and sonic energies, cyberpoetry underground is notable for its sheer momentum and solid graphic punsmanship. Animated text, three-dimensional letter-forms and 360-degree views turn electronic space…