ELECTRONIC LITERATURE Flashcards
It is a genre of literature encompassing works created exclusively on and for digital devices, such as computers, tablets, and mobile phones.
ELECTRONIC LITERATURE
TYPES OF ELECTRONIC LITERATURE
HYPERPOETRY
HYPERFICTION
PHOTO POEM
SILENT COMICS
TEXTULA
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This is a kind of graphic poetry, also called as cyber poetry which combines words with images. It has no standard lines or verses, but its words are arranged in a way that it creates meaning and visual effect.
or poetry with movement or images.
HYPERPOETRY
It refers to fictions, texts that are produced and read on computers and are presented through images which require the reader to click on hyperlinks in order to read through the text
HYPERFICTION
attempts to describe an art form in which the poetry and photography are equally important and, often, directly and symbiotically related
This uses real-life images or electronically generated images as representation of the textual poem
PHOTO POEM
It is also known as wordless comics or pantomime comics, are comics without text in captions or word balloons.
These have no verbal dialogues. The dialogues are presented through symbols.
An image worth a thousand words.
SILENT COMICS
The term is a combination of the English word “text” and the Tagalog word “tula” which basically means text poem.
This poem is intended to be shared through the SMS.
TEXTULA
a shortened version of “weblog”) is an online journal or informational website displaying information in the reverse chronological order, with the latest posts appearing first, at the top.
It is a platform where a writer or a group of writers share their views on an individual subject.
BLOG
2 Canonical Electronic Literary Artist in the Philippines
Vladimeir Gonzales
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Filipino fictionist and playwright, is known for his short stories in Filipino, as well as his works of nonfiction compiled in his books Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan and Aside/8-side: Ang mga Pisosa Jukebox ng Buhay Mo.
He has also published several hyperfiction works in his site, vladgonzales.net. One of them is entitled “Mga Tala ng Buhay ni Edward Elric, Dating State Alchemist, bilang State University Instructor 1”.
Vladimeir Gonzales
A playwright, received recognition for a number of his plays like Ambon, Ulan, Baha: Sarsuwelang Pinoy (2003) and Oyayi, Ang Zarzuela (2004).
He received awards for the Makata sa Cellphone (2005), a collection of poetry which includes his popular textula.
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