1993

“Não tem que” (Don’t have to) by Arnaldo Antunes

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Screen capture of “Não tem que” (Don’t have to) by Arnaldo Antunes. The photos comprise the image. The first one has the title of the work against a black background. The middle one is the Portuguese word "tem" illuminated. And the third one is the Portuguese word "que" in a mustard-like color and black.
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Performed by the Brazilian musician, poet and multimedia artist Arnaldo Antunes, “Não tem que” (Don’t have to)  is a video poem composed of photographic images synchronized to voice and song. It is part of a transmedia project titled Nome (“Name”) released in book, CD, and VHS in 1993, and remastered and reissued in CD and DVD in 2006. Nome consists of 30 multimedia works that are situated between songs and poems. Despite not having been developed exclusively for the digital medium, it was composed ​​and designed with animation, audio editing, image and video digital techniques.

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“Marble Springs 1.0 [Web Demo]” by Deena Larsen (part 1 of 4)

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Screen capture of "Marble Springs 1.0 [Web Demo]" by Deena Larsen (part 1 of 4). A pixelated map of Crystal River Valley, showing all its mountains, peaks, rivers, tracks, and railroads.
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This hypertext narrative poem was written in HyperCard and published by Eastgate Systems in 1993. Using multiple interfaces and links, it tells the interconnected stories of the inhabitants of this small town in Colorado opening spaces for the readers to weave in their own narratives into the work. Its free verse lines use unadorned diction, paying careful attention to the impact of line breaks and varying line lengths in delivering a story.

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