Branching Networks
how this blog works:
a different story is told depending upon the post reading sequence. readers can select links embedded within the blog and be taken directly to a specified post and, since posts have each multiple links - typically one going forward in time and another backward - this is essentially a branching network structure where posts represent nodes that are connected by links which are the branches.
after writing that explanation, i confess that my blog until now has always told the same story albeit in different sequences. from here on in, it will tell different stories dependant upon the reader's seletion of links. some posts may actually have the context to used in multiple story lines (though will would increase the probability of a feedback loop in the plot)
also, it will be impossible to tell which posts happen 'from here on in' as some posts are already published in the future. however this then makes these posts their own unique storyline as well. another consequence is that posts from the future will eventually intermingle with posts from the present as the present catches up with the fiture - creating multiple presents interwoven when read chronologically.
other branching network concepts i am working on:
- a system to present the history of the next 1000 years in multimedia - but shows a different history everytime every time it is presented. the intention is to demonstrate that the future is not fixed, and while inevitable, it is also arbitrary.
- a streaming internet radio channel that allows listeners to influence the actual tracks being played. the listeners will be in essence remixing the music.
a different story is told depending upon the post reading sequence. readers can select links embedded within the blog and be taken directly to a specified post and, since posts have each multiple links - typically one going forward in time and another backward - this is essentially a branching network structure where posts represent nodes that are connected by links which are the branches.
after writing that explanation, i confess that my blog until now has always told the same story albeit in different sequences. from here on in, it will tell different stories dependant upon the reader's seletion of links. some posts may actually have the context to used in multiple story lines (though will would increase the probability of a feedback loop in the plot)
also, it will be impossible to tell which posts happen 'from here on in' as some posts are already published in the future. however this then makes these posts their own unique storyline as well. another consequence is that posts from the future will eventually intermingle with posts from the present as the present catches up with the fiture - creating multiple presents interwoven when read chronologically.
other branching network concepts i am working on:
- a system to present the history of the next 1000 years in multimedia - but shows a different history everytime every time it is presented. the intention is to demonstrate that the future is not fixed, and while inevitable, it is also arbitrary.
- a streaming internet radio channel that allows listeners to influence the actual tracks being played. the listeners will be in essence remixing the music.
posted by HatHead at 11:18 PM
3 Comments:
yes, i worry myself sometimes.
Another concept is to include multiple realities in the blog. For this idea, I will maintain multiple blogs that can cross reference each other via links.
This also helps to get around the problem of Blogger always showing the highest date in the default display.
Will also look into using an XML feed and hosting the blog myself so that I can add a couple of hundred years to the dates!
With multiple blogs it is also possible to specialize the blogs - one for music, one for happenings, etc - so that readers can stay focused on an area that interests them or jump around if they want
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