This is a fantastic article! I’m a horror/scifi/fantasy reader and writer, and using hyperlinks as worldbuildjng is something I never considered before! It’s such an intriguing idea. I’ll definitely consider using it in the future.
"Physical books are better for fiction, but e-books have significant advantages for non-fiction" - my experience is the exact opposite. I read fiction on my phone almost exclusively (rather than buying a more expensive physical book for something I will likely never read again - and yes, the author in me cringes at that reality), and nonfiction in physical book form so I can refer back, tag, underline, annotate, highlight...things that are too cumbersome for me on a screen.
You can always read back story of characters you are liking and skip others’ - like they did in the anime Naruto. That’d be interesting. Since attention span is now lower and we feel the need to switch context quickly for dopamine release, hyperlinked stories can accommodate this by allowing this dopamine release via context switching within the dream!
The problem is, given the average attention span, it's unlikely the reader will return to the main narrative after clicking a hyperlink.
This is a fantastic article! I’m a horror/scifi/fantasy reader and writer, and using hyperlinks as worldbuildjng is something I never considered before! It’s such an intriguing idea. I’ll definitely consider using it in the future.
"Physical books are better for fiction, but e-books have significant advantages for non-fiction" - my experience is the exact opposite. I read fiction on my phone almost exclusively (rather than buying a more expensive physical book for something I will likely never read again - and yes, the author in me cringes at that reality), and nonfiction in physical book form so I can refer back, tag, underline, annotate, highlight...things that are too cumbersome for me on a screen.
You can always read back story of characters you are liking and skip others’ - like they did in the anime Naruto. That’d be interesting. Since attention span is now lower and we feel the need to switch context quickly for dopamine release, hyperlinked stories can accommodate this by allowing this dopamine release via context switching within the dream!