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Performative Texts: Interactivity and Performance Arts

Interactive texts are personally my favorite form of digital language art, at least of what I have been exposed to. I think breaking down the barrier between the artist and the audience is a very interesting concept that should be explored more. Much of the works we have looked at throughout the semester do break down that barrier, but I think that those were more dependent on the reader's interpretation and were much more avante garde. The works that we were assigned to read seem more like a middle ground between traditional literature and modern digital language art. However, it is apparent that the creator does still have a lot of say in the meaning of their work and the reader is still viewing the work through the creator's lens to some extent. Still I think the interactivity does make going through a narrative more interesting.

And not only the interactivity between an audience and a screen but also the interactivity between traditional live performances and computers is an interesting concept, like was brought up in the reading. I also think this combination of traditional and digital art is very important because I feel like many people either like one or the other and view one as more superior. Combining the two just brings home the fact that they're all considered art even though they may seem wildly different.

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