Is this our narrative? What is it saying about 597?

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Week 6: Guest Lecture

This week we have the pleasure of welcoming Andy Campbell of Dreaming Methods. Andy has written a guest lecture to introduce us to the work of Dreaming Methods and the writing/creating/publishing process. His lecture fits in well with the lecture discussions we've already had about transliteracy and born digital fictions as well as posts like that of Judith's, discussing the *narratives* of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Please, as usual, add your comments and questions here, to this post as Andy will be checking in regularly throughout this week to respond.

FICTION OF DREAMS

What is Dreaming Methods?

Dreaming Methods (http://www.dreamingmethods.com/) is a website which showcases what I call digital fiction: stories designed from the outset to be read (and/or experienced) only on a computer or other device. It has no print counterpart. It's not tied into a movie, a book, an advertising agency or a TV series; all of the work is original and free to view. The site has been online for over 11 years now.

Dreaming Methods is a project of the charity I work for, One to One Development Trust (http://www.onetoonedevelopment.org). As a day job, I create websites, film graphics and print designs for clients in the national and international arts/voluntary sectors. Dreaming Methods therefore is not entirely without financial backing, but it is still largely a pursuit of passion – with most of the work having been created on very little or no budget at all, and almost entirely in spare time.

Temporary online publishing

http://vimeo.com/7576617

This video describes an interesting concept that has the opposite effect of blogging, hyperlinking, and all kinds of online publishing,  and ultimately destroys the original content itself. Visually and audially the video is an enjoyable piece and the concept it presents makes me wonder if the information and data that's published online and grows at an exponential rate will be countered by this kind of coding, perhaps in an attempt to control the viral growth of the net.

Enjoy!