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.
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.
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!