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Jay David Bolter indicates, "hypertext is the interactive interconnection of a set of symbolic elements" (1991:27). Each node can contain several links to other nodes, and can itself be reached via links from other nodes. The interactive element occurs when the user activates the links by using a mouse to click on an icon or a word. And because of these structural principles, it follows that a reading of a hypertext might be different every time and different for every reader. By activating an existing link or by creating a new one, the reader can jump from node to node, and access information through the network or World Wide Web that is the docuverse of the hypertext. |
"The computer rewrites the history of writing by sending us back to reconsider nearly every aspect of the earlier technologies." (Bolter 1991:46) |
