Emily

19, Freshman at CWRU, excited for Experimental Stories!

[Emily @Emily48900851]

Ugh I got too used to relaxing over break. Now I don’t feel like doing anything

[Barry McCoy @wbm4563]

Anyone who likes the games we had to play for class should check out the Stanley Parable

[Joseph_JRB291 @JJrb291]

Just watched/played Bandersnatch for the first time with my family. Quite interesting, very relevant to the themes we've discussed in class.

[Emily @Emily48900851]

@kaylalikespb I’ve liked almost everything, but my favorite might be “with those we love alive.” Just the style and tone of the story overall was really unique and poetic

[Dallas @Dallas0110T]

How is Inanimate Alice designed for kids? That maze in episode 4 was terrifying

[Emily @Emily48900851]

I agree! I liked not being able to change the characters’ fundamental personalities. It added a degree of complexity to the revisions and made the characters feel more real

[Joseph_JRB291 @JJrb291]

@kaylalikespb @JrSmeader I guess it's a limitation of the format. As much as you can influence the characters, they still must follow a trend in terms of personality and relations.

[Emily @Emily48900851]

@ArihantKalidin1 I think it’s interesting when you remember that Alice is young and this is a story for children. It’s hard to remember how we used to think when we were kids!

[Kayla K. @kaylalikespb]

How do you define experiencing a piece of work? Is reaching the end the only way one truly experiences it?

[morgan @my_0rgan]

"Better to live on beggar’s bread
With those we love alive,
Than taste their blood in rich feasts spread,
And guiltily survive!"

[Emily @Emily48900851]

As my sigils get washed away I’m starting to understand why Porpentine’s character must reapply hormones every few days. Is this symbolic of how we much constantly reaffirm our identity, lest we lose it?

[Emily @Emily48900851]

@DiversionsJMT I noticed that wording seemed a bit weird too. I think it makes you think about how the connotation of “unlook” is different than “look away”

[Emily @Emily48900851]

I’m curious about how people approached drawing the sigils (if they did at all)

[Emily @Emily48900851]

3/3

[Emily @Emily48900851]

My sigils from “With those we love alive” 1/3

[Emily @Emily48900851]

2/3

[Emily @Emily48900851]

How does uncertainty or ambiguity add to a story? Could a story be interesting without them?

[Emily @Emily48900851]

Almost done reading S! I almost wish I got to read the whole thing before writing my essay

[Emily @Emily48900851]

Will you finish S even though we don’t have to for class?

[Emily @Emily48900851]

I haven’t seen anyone talking about the identity of Straka yet. Anyone have a favorite theory?

[Emily @Emily48900851]

But the side notes are more interesting to me for that reason! You have to puzzle out the meaning, so it keeps you engaged

[Kayla K. @kaylalikespb]

@JrSmeader honestly the “normal” text, it’s visually easier to read and it’s easier to understand it as a story, rather than piecing together the notes in the margins.