Stage of Evolution
“Folder Poetry is the practice of using the structureof computer folder organization as a new kind of poetic form like the haiku or iambic pentameter. By naming and nesting folders and files, we can create unfolding narratives, rhythmic prose, and choose-your-own-adventure poetry.”“Technologies made by and for our networks.” - Melanie Hoff
In my folder poem assignment, I chose to do the Stages of Evolution. The theme of this assignment comes to the familiar biblical story: God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh day. I extracted the concept of this traditional story, but at the same time slightly different. In my structure, every player has a chance to be “god”. This whole poem in the form of a webpage gives the players more sense of participation and curiosity. There are at least two options on each page,and each option will then lead to a different ending. The page contains many different elements, including text, images, emojis, and gif. On the final page, waiting for everyone will be an unexpected surprise.
