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About e-books and media, books are not dead

Following the example of foreign publishers, Dutch publishers also decide to give away free content. The idea is to boost sales of the printed book and to be ahead of piracy. Users will be able to find a way...
By Hannah Biemold on 10/13/10 4

Remediation: Will new media eat older media alive?

In their book Remediation Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin argue that new visual media achieve cultural significance by refashioning earlier media. New media define themselves in relationship to older media. Remediation operates in two directions: older media tries...
By Suzanne Schram on 09/04/10 3

The immersive and interactive qualities of literature

In “Immersion vs. Interactivity: Virtual Reality and Literary Theory” Marie-Laure Ryan explores the problematics of Virtual literature. Marie-Laure Ryan is a literary scholar and critic. She has written several books and articles concerning narratology, fiction and cyberculture, and she...
By Suzanne Schram on 09/04/10 Comments Off on The immersive and interactive qualities of literature