A labyrinth of labyrinths : branching narratives

• Ano de defesa: 2024
• Autor(a) principal: Baptista, Lucas Ant?nio Viapiana
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Humanidades; Brasil; PUCRS; Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Letras
• Palavras-chave em Português: Branching Narratives; Creative Writing; Electronic Literature; Ergodic Literature; Hypertext Fiction; LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LETRAS
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/11397

This dissertation is part theoretical essay, part literary writing. The first part consists of a review of concepts regarding ergodic and electronic literature, as well as some of its subgenres and specificities. The general history and context of ergodic and electronic literature are presented, together with examples of the most relevant works in each subcategory, such as Cent mille milliards de po?mes (1961) by Raymond Queneau, afternoon, a story (1994), by Michael Joyce and Zork (1977) by Tim Anderson and others. From the reviewed concepts, a definition of branching narratives is proposed, following authors such as Espen J. Aarseth, Janet H. Murray and N. Katherine Hayles, among others. The context, inspirations, goals and creative processes regarding Ferrea: A Tale of Rust, which is the original literary part, are exposed and discussed. Finally, an excerpt of Ferrea, both in hypertext and gamebook form, is presented.