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J.R.Meehan – Tale-Spin, an interactive program that writes stories (1977)<br>
J.R.Meehan – Tale-Spin, an interactive program that writes stories (1977)<br>
Tim Anderson et al – Zork (1979)<br>
Tim Anderson et al – Zork (1979)<br>
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15:00- 15:30 A brief talk about Ursula Le Guin's "A Rant About Technology";<br>
15:00- 15:30 A brief talk about Ursula Le Guin's "A Rant About Technology";<br>
15:30- 17:00 In small groups (or individually), reading LeGuin's A Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, ahead of Wednesday's Methods class.<br>
15:30- 17:00 In small groups (or individually), reading LeGuin's A Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, ahead of Wednesday's Methods class.<br>

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XPUB1: SI #28 – week 5 in the Aquarium WH.4.115✅

Image: AI Process Visualised

Roles

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  • moderator:
  • secretary:
  • observer:


Monday 27 October
10:00 - 11:00: Radio Broadcast #04 Those with assigned roles at Radio WORM Studio, the others at school (aquarium) to listen
12:15 - 13:00: Broadcast debrief / discussion
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch break
14:00 :Reading and discussing:
N. Katherine Hayles – Writing Machines (2002), asking what is a "technotext?" (and how can that term be useful in relation to the writing machines we have been making?)
and browsing a selection of texts from Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text, 1953–2023, including:
J.R.Meehan – Tale-Spin, an interactive program that writes stories (1977)
Tim Anderson et al – Zork (1979)
15:00- 15:30 A brief talk about Ursula Le Guin's "A Rant About Technology";
15:30- 17:00 In small groups (or individually), reading LeGuin's A Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, ahead of Wednesday's Methods class.