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The Work Line is as much an argument for the life of the imagination as a plea for the reality of the virtual. Elegantly and economically--in only about 17 screens--it creates a convincing identity by drawing on a fairy tale-like (archetypal) narrative elements in a terminology of technology (screen, embedded, domains, nodes, hacking code ...). A nice touch is the "random" screen in the navigation hierarchy that kicks you out somewhere different each time. Also, adding "weight" to the brief descriptions of a connected (and disconnected) life is the mail function, which pops up like the constant companion(s) it represents, in a world where the screen is one's line out--and in. --Steve Dietz The interface is intriguing. Not too obvious--has surprises--but "easy" to enter. The story is fun thoughtful.
I spend a very satisfying time in her "mute subjects of the cyberpolis"
playing with her lines, absorbing her elegant narrative and reading
her/your "my" mail. A clever use of an o so familiar interface environment
to an original goal. I particularly appreciated her beautifully designed
map which is so sorely lacking in so many of the non-linear sites we have
looked at. As much as I enjoy being bogged down in, trapped in or pulled
along by a site, there is a satisfying knowledge that I can take over if I
wish to investigate more about any site rather than with what often happens
in the more random nature of some of the others....
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I think that the site makes great use of familiar electronic protocols and re-invents more interesting uses for them, such as the recurring mail notes that interrupt out session. It simultaneously is about browsing through a story, while also addressing the user in the first person. I felt that this musing on the form alongside a quirky, multi-layered, well written text was really amazing. Furthermore the piece seems visually sophisticated without having to utilize every available plug-in gadget. --pv
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