An Anatomy
of Anchors

[42] McLaughlin, T. Notes Toward Absolute Zero. Watertown, MA: Eastgate Systems, 1995. (aesthetic)

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Notes Towards Absolute Zero is a Storyspace [13] work that provides a series of sketches available from the postage stamp icons on the first node.


Screenshot used by permission. This is not an anchor, but an icon showing the place of the action--a different paper, perhaps

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Screenshot used by permission. This is not an anchor, but an icon showing the place of the action--a different paper, perhaps


Screenshot used by permission. This is not an anchor, but an icon showing the place of the action--a different paper, perhaps

Embedded anchors

Like Victory Garden [48], Samplers [37], and Patchwork Girl [26], Notes Toward Absolute Zero uses Storyspace's selective anchor capabilities to reveal words that yield. The graphic here shows what the node looks like when the correct key combination is pressed:

 

This is a densely linked work, but like afternoon: a story [27], readers must hunt for the anchoral words.