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Peer reviewedRandall, Neil – Computers and the Humanities, 1988
Questions whether the world presented in interactive fiction is a "literary one." Defines "literariness" as quality of "making strange" that which is linguistically familiar. Randall presents study of: "Mindwheel,""Brimstone,""Breakers,""A Mind Forever…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computers, Fantasy
Peer reviewedOlsen, Mark – Computers and the Humanities, 1994
Contends that computer-aided literature studies have failed to impact the field as a whole. Asserts that new databases, such as TLG or ARTFL, allow wide-spectrum analyses that may transform the way in which literature is studied. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBump, Jerome – Computers and the Humanities, 1990
University of Texas (Austin) freshman and senior English literature students and graduate humanities students tested a synchronous local area computer network's applicability for classroom discussion and collaborative exams and essays. Student responses to 50-70 research questions show advantages of computer-assisted classroom discussion (CACD)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation
