An Anatomy
of Anchors
 [48] Moulthrop, S. Victory Garden. <http://www.eastage.com/catalog/VictoryGarden.html> Watertown, MA: Eastgate Systems, 1991. (aesthetic)

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Victory Garden uses denotative maps for a taxonomy of subject rather than of function. The main map is broken into submaps, with anchors that denote the name of the node linked to, and lines represent thematic and fabuliac connections.

main map for Victory Garden
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south garden sub map
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Selective links

Unlike afternoon [27], Victory Garden uses the Storyspace selective links embedded in the text. Readers must press option and alt keys to see the boxes around each anchor:


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Like Notes from Absolute Zero [42], a selective map appears when the correct key combination is pressed. Usually, however, Victory Garden is not so densely linked as Notes from Absolute Zero:

 

U turns page with links noted.
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Browse Icon

The browse icon opens into a dialogue box anchor which allows readers to choose an anchor by path name and node name: anchors
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