• 253 is a classic hypertext novel by Geoff Ryman, published in 1996. Its visual design shows its age, but hypertext writers can still learn from it. [1 of 3]
 

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lit 16 Oct 2012

by Paul La Farge, whose book Luminous Airplanes is out now in paperback and hypertext forms.
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  • Colossal Cave Adventure, the first computer game of its kind, was written by Will Crowther in 1975 and was based on a real cave in Kentucky. Mostly. [2 of 3]
 
  • Luminous Airplanes is this thing I made, an immersive text, a story that could go on forever. Enter at your peril. [3 of 3]
 
  • Images (in order): London Underground photo via Wikimedia commons; bio photo by Carol Shadford; photo via Flickr user Peter Rivera; cover of Luminous Airplanes.
 
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