Author/Reader Relationship

Hypertext should allow readers to work with authors to decide (1) what the point of the argument should be, and (2) if there is agreement between the readers and authors. Readers, by having immediate access to information, must take a more active role in deciding the outcome of the argument. This conception of a hypertext indicates that author's arguments are much like maps, and is more appropriate for works with several nodes and links (e.g., a Web site).

Admittedly, this project has a relatively tight focus. In the future, however, another version of this project will continue to grow, encompassing other issues that interest me about hypertext and the World Wide Web (such as visual design, hypernarrative, political dimensions of the Web, etc.). In this future version, the negotiation will become much more evident; readers will have many threads to choose from, threads that weave in and out of each other. The destination is ultimately left to readers, but they consult the author on possible ways to get there.


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