Where to start your adventure?
Original video by Rose and Saraiva (2013) used under Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Imagine yourself in New York in 1991...
For an artist, New York City is an epicentre of potential exposure and success, but it is also filled with other artists trying to find the same big opportunity, and all trying to be original and unique in their own way.
In the early 1980s, small publishing houses were on the rise, and self-publishing a novel was seen as the path for the ambitious, clever author. The sentiment in this quote from the New York Times circa 1983 is clear,
"Unlike the misguided souls who use vanity presses (which charge sizable fees to ''publish'' books but may do no more than set type, run off an edition and bind some of the copies in it), selfpublishers educate themselves about the publishing process and then shepherd their publications through its editorial, production and marketing stages." (Applebaum, 1983)
However, now at the start of the 1990s, there is a sense that new digital technologies may be about to overturn the status quo for publishing and marketing in the arts. The introductory sentence from an article published in the UKSG's journal summarize the sense of an impending change about to be brought by digital media.
"This is a light hearted but absolutely serious look at the fantastic changes which are going to hit the library world when the printed book is rapidly displaced by the Electronic Book." (Hatvany and Lukey, 1990, p.42).
Similar sentiments are being echoed in the music industry as digital recording techniques begin to catch up to the traditional analogue formats in quality and ease of production. Although it is not yet apparent whether digital mediums will in fact completely replace their analogue ancestors as is being prophesized, it is clear that aspiring writers and musicians trying to develop their audiences are facing choices that were not present even in the previous decade.
It is time to step into the shoes of someone at this pivotal time in history, and challenge yourself to make the decisions they would have been faced with. You will get to see the implications of your strategies, and live out the consequences of the cultural and technological changes happening around you.
On this adventure, you must begin by deciding if you want to travel this path as an author or a musician. To start your adventure, and to make decisions throughout the story decision, click on the corresponding button located below the general narrative of the story. Consider your choices carefully, but don't fret, you can always use the back button in your web-browser to change your mind or test out a different option. It is now time to choose your own adventure.
In the early 1980s, small publishing houses were on the rise, and self-publishing a novel was seen as the path for the ambitious, clever author. The sentiment in this quote from the New York Times circa 1983 is clear,
"Unlike the misguided souls who use vanity presses (which charge sizable fees to ''publish'' books but may do no more than set type, run off an edition and bind some of the copies in it), selfpublishers educate themselves about the publishing process and then shepherd their publications through its editorial, production and marketing stages." (Applebaum, 1983)
However, now at the start of the 1990s, there is a sense that new digital technologies may be about to overturn the status quo for publishing and marketing in the arts. The introductory sentence from an article published in the UKSG's journal summarize the sense of an impending change about to be brought by digital media.
"This is a light hearted but absolutely serious look at the fantastic changes which are going to hit the library world when the printed book is rapidly displaced by the Electronic Book." (Hatvany and Lukey, 1990, p.42).
Similar sentiments are being echoed in the music industry as digital recording techniques begin to catch up to the traditional analogue formats in quality and ease of production. Although it is not yet apparent whether digital mediums will in fact completely replace their analogue ancestors as is being prophesized, it is clear that aspiring writers and musicians trying to develop their audiences are facing choices that were not present even in the previous decade.
It is time to step into the shoes of someone at this pivotal time in history, and challenge yourself to make the decisions they would have been faced with. You will get to see the implications of your strategies, and live out the consequences of the cultural and technological changes happening around you.
On this adventure, you must begin by deciding if you want to travel this path as an author or a musician. To start your adventure, and to make decisions throughout the story decision, click on the corresponding button located below the general narrative of the story. Consider your choices carefully, but don't fret, you can always use the back button in your web-browser to change your mind or test out a different option. It is now time to choose your own adventure.
heading photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/flissphil/3117096015/
References:
Applebaum, J. (May 15th, 1983). Paperback Talk. The New York Times, section 7, pp. 39.
Hatvany, B., and Lukey, F. (1990). The electronic book and other future delights. Serials, 3(1), 42-45.
Rose, A. and Saraiva, A. (2013). New York LaLaLa. Accessed on Nov 17th, 2013 at http://youtu.be/zY6Mn9IlXM0.
References:
Applebaum, J. (May 15th, 1983). Paperback Talk. The New York Times, section 7, pp. 39.
Hatvany, B., and Lukey, F. (1990). The electronic book and other future delights. Serials, 3(1), 42-45.
Rose, A. and Saraiva, A. (2013). New York LaLaLa. Accessed on Nov 17th, 2013 at http://youtu.be/zY6Mn9IlXM0.