Hamlet on the Holodeck

Title: Hamlet on the Holodeck – The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace

Author: Janet H. Murray

Publisher: MIT Press

First Published: 1997, Updated edition: 2017

Link: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262533485/hamlet-on-the-holodeck/ 

Abstract: Janet Murray's Hamlet on the Holodeck was instantly influential and controversial when it was first published in 1997. Ahead of its time, it accurately predicted the rise of new genres of storytelling from the convergence of traditional media forms and computing. Taking the long view of artistic innovation over decades and even centuries, it remains forward-looking in its description of the development of new artistic traditions of practice, the growth of participatory audiences, and the realization of still-emerging technologies as consumer products. This updated edition of a book the New Yorker calls a “cult classic” offers a new introduction by Murray and chapter-by-chapter commentary relating Murray's predictions and enduring design insights to the most significant storytelling innovations of the past twenty years, from long-form television to artificial intelligence to virtual reality.