8th Class(Tue. 10.9) - Summary and Comment after class about "hypertext(the characteristic of new media)"

* Today's summary *

We've been learning the characteristics of new media over two weeks. Today We studied what 'hypertext' is, the meaning of the 'hyper', the theories about hypertext and the scholars who mentioned hypertext.

* Today's my comment *

1. What does the hyper stands for?
Hyper is just above the surface and Hypo is just below the surface.
That is, The structure is as follows;

Above

Hyper

Surface

Hypo

Below

In here, Hypertext is floating over the text.
We often use 'on the assumption that(~라는 가정을 깔고)'. I understood this when I learned the position of the hypo.

2. What is the hypertext?

• Hypertext is non-sequential writing. Although the Producer makes sequential webpage, the user approachs non-sequentially.
• We get the information from the general text one after the other but Hypertext is the system which can get the information by the sequence what the user thinks.
• Hypertext is the basis for cultural production.

I think We can't control users. So I believe We can make more various culture or media.

3. The theories about the hypertext and the scholars

We consider hypertext as the practice of literary theory. Contempory literatures have various format. For example, There is the digital writing without plots and We can find the books authored by many writers.

After class, I believe hypertext makes us free as we may think than traditional text.