Ill-Formed Offspring Wiki



Welcome to the Ill-Formed Offspring Wiki
'''This Wiki is a collection of projects that were created for ENGL295 - Literature in a Wired World. It includes group projects on genres of Electronic Literature as well as individual projects on reader communities. Literature in a Wired World provides an introduction to the changing nature of books, texts, and narrative in the Information Age. The course explores the means by which literature engages technology and technology shapes literature, and by which new media responds to old media.'''

'''Students will explore the role of the book in relation to other media, as well as the shifting status of writers and readers. In addition, students will explore digital cultures and the identities that form around them. Students will also learn practical skills such as basic HTML programming to create literary works. As an online course, students will interact with the instructor and each other via Black Board, a class blog, and wikis. No prior technical knowledge is expected or assumed, but an interest in working with digital technology (i.e. computers and portable devices) is a must.'''

Major assignments for the course will include regular participation on the class blog), two papers, a group project, an essay test, a final digital project, and a final exam. 

Group Projects


Group projects for this course focused on two genres of electronic literature. Students participate together to define the genre and then individually analyze a single work from that genre. Students will sign up individually to join a group that will analyze one of two genres of electronic literature: Interactive Fiction or Hypertext Fiction. In groups of no more than four, students should analyze one genre of electronic literature. The project involves a cohesive introduction paragraph written corporately by the group, followed by individually written analyses of a piece of electronic literature from one the assigned genre

Groups
Hypertext Fiction

Interactive Fiction

Strong Example of a Group Project from a Previous Semester

Individual Projects
For this course, final projects asked students to examine the online presence that surrounds a text of their choice. Students could analyze anything from a poem to a video game. These projects locate and analyze the questions and interpretations that have arisen around these texts and the way online communities keep such discussions alive.

Once Upon a TIme (Amanda Fairchild)

Community - Remedial Chaos Theory (Posey)

Adventure Time! (Holly Buchanan)

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Esther Galletta)

Scandal (Owens)

The Amory Wars (Geary)

Exemplary Sample Projects From Previous Classes
A Tour of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton Branch Office

The Legend of Zelda: A Hero's Final Project

Class Members
Class Members

Links and Resources
How To Create References

Dave Raggett's Introduction to HTML

Class Blog Wiki Tutorial

Class Blog Final Project Post (with link to video overview)

HTML Tutorial

Wikia Help

More Lengthy Footnote Guide

Tinyurl

Class Blog

Latest activity


