“of day, of night” ( 2002) is a major interactive narrative/ electronic hypertext operating at the intersection of narrative and interactive forms. Integrating video, audio, stills, textual and interactive components, it has been recognised for its rich visual and aural landscapes, strong narrative, and innovative fusion of filmic, textual and audio elements. It has been widely exhibited internationally (including Australia, Japan, USA, Europe), and won high commendations in significant new media awards (Festival Awards for Literature, AIMIA Awards). It is published by US hypertext publisher, Eastgate Systems. http://www.eastgate.com/catalog/OfDayOfNight.html
In “of day, of night”, users traverse a storyworld where a woman has lost the ability to dream. She sets a series of creative tasks in order to start dreaming again- finding and collecting objects, imagining their histories, rearranging the objects. Objects, memories and imagined histories collide in the dreams that emerge. More…
of day, of night: hope lies to the northeast
of day, of night: a map of sorts, an handful of objects, a problem with dreaming