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  1 Aug. 2001

'Storyscape' by Lisa Bode
Rohan Smith

   
 
  Storyscape, Lisa Bode (hypertext)
http://autonomous.org/storyscape/
 
 

Storyscape is an Australian website containing a collection of writings by Lisa Bode. The site contains twenty short stories with titles including Nude Nasa Kidnappers, Radioactive Baby and Fisthead Skin Head. Although the stories are separate fantasy-based tales, they read in total as a fantasy-based dream, or perhaps a nightmare.

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  As a piece of hypertext, Storyscape is presented in a medium where design can easily supercede the content with an onslaught of colour and visual delights. However, the design within Storyscape successfully supports the content, which is far more colourful and gruesomely delightful than any of the design. The use of a light green backdrop with electric blue text is an effective, aesthetically successful combination.   2  
  The Storyscape main page provides links to each of the short stories via the title of each story. This page also contains the author's contact details via an email address, as well as the copyright details of the website. A surprising discovery within this first page was a photo of the author, linked to a small image of an underwater diver at the top.   3  
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