Day: April 14, 2018

12: The Importance of Hypertext

I believe that hypertext is important in our understanding and reading of different texts. Vicky stated in her post that, “while hypertext does not change the physical words on the page, it does impact the order in which they are read. This allows for an infinite number of reader interpretations….” I think this is very…

12) The Endless Stream

While hypertext does not change the physical words on the page, it does impact the order in which they are read. This allows for an infinite number of reader interpretations, since the proximity of any two text excerpts will create an automatic association. In an ideal model, hypertext will use trails to create natural links…