Abstract

“Secret Characters” is an autobiographical sketch of a science fiction writer’s relationship with the Information Technology revolution, from the Commodore PET to Microsoft 2000: a creator of imaginary futures privileged to observe an ‘imaginary future’ in the act of becoming present reality. It touches on the nature of narrative and technology; the changing workplace, the changes in human interaction, before concentrating on the emergence of the multivalent ‘self’ of virtual environment learning.

Citation

Jones, G. (2002). Secret characters: The interaction of narrative and technology. Computers and Composition, 19(1), 7-17. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved March 20, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/92683/.

Keywords

• communication
• Digital workplace information technology
• higher education
• Imaginary futures
• internet
• Narrative tools
• Science Fiction
• Story Telling
• storytelling
• Technological Advancement
• technology integration
• Virtual Classrooms
• virtual environments