http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com The tao of my squirrel paths on the web Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:09:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I plan to return to telling the story of The Myth of Merula very soon. In addition to writing Alice Mountolive's fictional blog, I will be getting to Blackbird's story. Blackbird's story will be released chapter by chapter, in Flash. Each chapter will have a game at the end of ... http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com/2009/04/09/plans-for-myth-of-merula-story/ The Myth of Merula Philosophy Wiki has gone through many incarnations since I impulsively created it, but each time, it has never really gelled for me. Now I finally know what I will do with it. Its purpose in life is to be a work of community science fiction. It ... http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com/2009/04/09/an-encylopedia-of-alien-philosophies/ I was pleased to note that two digital storytelling sites have won SXSW web awards. We Tell Stories, from Penguin, features six stories by six authors experimenting with six different ways of telling stories online. The second, Lost Zombies, is a community generated zombie documentary. Personally, I'm especially fascinated by ... http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com/2009/03/24/two-different-digital-storytelling-sites-win-sxsw-web-awards/ Poet and e-literature teacher Stephanie Strickland, in her article Born Digital, lists eleven things that electronic literature is and is not. Sprinkled throughout her article are links to examples of online works that have the traits she is discussing. They are some good demos of what is possible. The article ... http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com/2009/03/14/what-electronic-literature-is-and-is-not/ I wish I had the book MediaWiki Skins Design when I first set out to design a MediaWiki skin for my philosophy subsite. It would have saved me so much time and trouble. Those were the days when I didn't have a baby. I could stay up half the night ... http://squirreltao.dreamfishery.com/2008/12/23/review-of-mediawiki-skins-design/