The Star path
The Mutable Play: Potential Construction in Wayfinder
This chapter argues for Wayfinder as a dynamic, living text, challenging static narratives in favour of emergent, user-driven storytelling.
PATHS.
Which way will you go?
The Stars /
The Grandmother
Leaving Traces
A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them?
Dance
The Lost /
The Dead
You Are Holding a Box
A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them?
Dance
Footnotes & References
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Core Theoretical Foundations:
- Ryan, M.-L. (2006). Avatars of Story (on interactive narrative structures).
- Eco, U. (1989). The Open Work (on texts open to user intervention).
- Manovich, L. (2001). The Language of New Media (on modular narratives).
- Ryan, M.-L. (2006). Avatars of Story (on interactive narrative structures).
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Critical Debates and Counterarguments:
- Aarseth, E. (1997). Cybertext (arguing interactivity must have meaningful agency).
- Hayles, N. K. (2008). Electronic Literature (digital texts as primary ergodic forms).
- Fuchs, E. (2004). EF’s Visit to a Small Planet (on theatre as world-building, not ergodic).
- Aarseth, E. (1997). Cybertext (arguing interactivity must have meaningful agency).
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Empirical Studies & Case Studies:
- Interactive theatre experiments (Punchdrunk’s work).
- Narrative-driven gaming (Her Story, Outer Wilds).
- Escape room storytelling design.
- Interactive theatre experiments (Punchdrunk’s work).
