Daniel's hypertext essay blog post

 I will be completely honest, the Cyborg Manifesto essay did not interest me very much. While it covered some solid topics, I just found myself bored trying to get through it. The particular style of writing simply wasn't for me. I will instead by discussing My Body a Wunderkammer by Shelley Jackson. This piece was truly fascinating. Many of the hypertext pieces we have been looking at have confused me as the links are not clearly defined. With Jackson's work however, each transitional link is made obvious, helping with easier and more simple navigation of the text. Beyond it's easy navigation, the piece is wonderfully interesting. It has a unique construction that tells a weaving story using the human body. Every link seems to have its own anecdotal story based on a certain body part, which then links into other pieces of the overall build. The initial page with a full, roughly sketched female human body is a terrific starting point for being able to pique the interest of readers. There are so many different possibilities with this work of hypertext, and it is certainly my favorite piece that we have looked at so far. I love that each new link brings you to a related, but also entirely new story based on a specific bodily experience. The creativity on display is far beyond other hypertext stories I have seen. I plan to do some more exploring with this particular work, as I'm sure I haven't seen all of the different pieces, but what I have seen is a beautiful piece of work that captured my attention.