Ok, I checked out the color of Television and Pax and these were different than what we’ve see so far, although Pax was somewhat similar to the statue game. Except that you are given several possible characters to choose from. However before I get into that I wan to mention that as of yet The color of television overwhelms me I don’t know what to follow or think yet. There are multiple stories on each page and side tracks explaining the text or simply quotes from unknown sources, the bible, literature, etc. I read the initial story but could not find my way back to that particular story but i did find the fellow who ate a cockroach, ick! doing eye replacement surgery later on. (Ick again) I can handle the ick, it’s just going to take a little more time in this exploration. I spent a little while with that but I needed a change of pace, and was happy to see that Pax was game-like, I like that kind of involvement.
Pax stands for peace in French I beleive and there were many ideas dealing with war politics and peace. I read the instructions first so i would have a good idea what i was dealing with. I beleive this was made by one of the same writers of the last hypertext The color of television. Though it was very different except for the inclusion of multiple stories. I soon found people who’d thoughts I enjoyed. My favorite little jokester was Susi K which I later found out stood for something else. She was sarcastic and young. I also liiked Butcher’s insights he was introspective and deep but with a hint of cynicism. Another I often chose was Mirabella who was an introspective type.
There was a soldier, scientist, doctor, a president and the oddest was Agnieska R. Agnieska, I’m assuming is Polish or something because there is a Polish girl I work with named Agnieska. Though most likely she was Russian because the Author had said something about Russian ideology and causmonauts. She said nothing ever, but sometimes she just repeated the last thing that was written, no matter how many times I chose her, nothing original. I thought maybe she doesn’t speak english but wouldn’t something appear? The four different sessions had different feeelings a time progression in a twighlight zone type death? Many simple statements came from numerous characters. I enjoyed exploring the characters but often wished I could get more distinct characteristics from them.
They both seemed rather kaleidascopic especially pax because te themes change and it depends on when you choose a character. The color of television was like a combination of Hegirascope and Afternoon a story. That’s all the insight I have at the moment. I look forward to discussing them in class. ;)