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Ergodic Literature

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Re: Ergodic Literature

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I got a few sentences into the article before I thought of "House of Leaves". Lo and behold, it's the first example! The other example that comes to mind is "Feersum Endjinn" by Iain M. Banks, which has large sections written in this wild phonetic Cockney-esque dialect. G.E.B also kinda fits the bill. I'm a big fan of these types of books (even though I hadn't heard the term before), definitely tickles a different pa…

You might enjoy Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, which is a post apocalyptic novel set in Kent. It's doesn't fit the definition of Ergodic but it's a cracking read anyway.

My favourite book. Feersum Enjinn is, I think, a tribute.

Also see The Book Of Dave, although it's no match for Riddley.

Re: Ergodic Literature

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To me, this seems to be disregarding video games as a kind of ergodic literature.

In many you must act to uncover the story; the story can change according to your choices [1], or going forward requires you to decipher languages that don’t exist [2].

[1]: such as in Mass Effect, where you can loose different teammates and affect the end [2]: such as in Chants of Sennaar where you try to build a few bilingual dictionaries and finally translated from 2 unconnected languages in the end.

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