April 23, 2004
e-tapestry
Given our class's shift to a look at digital humanities, I thought this site would be a fun way of imagining how old and new schools can mingle. The Bayeux Tapestry came up earlier in the semester when we were talking about writing, about codexes, about linear narratives. A goodly chunk of the digital humanities seems to be (at the moment though certainly not limited to) at its simplest digitizing material and getting it online, into the database. But questions raised at our last meeting points up how such materials should be presented, organized, interfaced, curated, preserved. Here's a little e-tapestry in honor of our class:
I wonder where such a "text" fits into our discussion of cybertexts, of ergodic texts, of narrative/database, of game, of writing, of printing, of e-publishing?
Have fun with making a little e-tapestry of your own: http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php
Enjoy!
ED
Hmm...Let's see if I can duplicate my post (which didn't post):
You rock, Ed. I wonder how this would "sound" if if weren't tapestried. A wonderful distillation of the semester, yes, but also one that has to be separated from its carrier(s). In short, a perfect example of oldnew media.
Posted by: Marc at April 24, 2004 12:41 PM