words on paper? WTF

While not one of my favorites Implementation did seem to stand out above the other pieces we have examined through out the semester. It stood out mostly because the project could stand alone without any use of electronics. The gorilla sticker attack the creators did on the city could easily be looked at as a piece of literature or art all alone. This differs from the other pieces because without computers or technology they wouldn’t exist. They relied completely on the use of technology to get a message or theme across. Implementation used computers to enhance its project. It was used more as tool to help to viewer see the bigger story but did not solely rely on it to get its purpose across.

This just seemed to be unique in comparison to things like electronic poetry or interactive fiction. It just made me start thinking about where things are going in or could possibly go in the future. I can remember being in elementary school and needing to know the how to read card catalogs to find a book, now all you need to do is type in a title into a search engine and there you have it. I just think it’s funny that I found a project where word was on paper to be unique. Before this class I know I wouldn’t have had that mentality, it would’ve been the other way around. It very interesting to see how the written word has progressed and changed with time but has also stayed true to its roots. I think Implementation was a great example of combing new and old ways of telling a story.