Comments on: Ted the Caver http://blog.paultomlinson.net/2007/10/ted-the-caver/ Forest, trees, and balance within. I guess. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://blog.paultomlinson.net/2007/10/ted-the-caver/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Anonymous Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:45:00 +0000 http://blog.paultomlinson.net/?p=104#comment-28 This sums up my feelings about "Ted the Caver" exactly. By leaving out the crazy Lovecraftian ending, and presenting it on the web as a series of journal entries, whoever did this managed to greatly increase the plausibility of the story and make it much more compelling. Of course they couldn't completely mask the fact that it was originally written as a short story, but it's still quite an achievement. It's really made me think about how the internet can be used to open up new avenues for storytelling. This sums up my feelings about “Ted the Caver” exactly. By leaving out the crazy Lovecraftian ending, and presenting it on the web as a series of journal entries, whoever did this managed to greatly increase the plausibility of the story and make it much more compelling. Of course they couldn’t completely mask the fact that it was originally written as a short story, but it’s still quite an achievement. It’s really made me think about how the internet can be used to open up new avenues for storytelling.

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://blog.paultomlinson.net/2007/10/ted-the-caver/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Tristan Rhodes Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:12:00 +0000 http://blog.paultomlinson.net/?p=104#comment-27 I enjoyed reading this story. I thought it was real for most of the story. Here are the two points that made me think it was a story.<br/><br/>1. The strange way that Joe reacted - mainly the lack of explanation and the fact he left his job because of this encounter.<br/><br/>2. The fact that Dave met Joe at location simply because of an unexplained urge to go there.<br/><br/>BTW - I turned down my speakers while reading so that I would not be scared by a loud scream, like the pranks that have been going around.<br/><br/>Tristan I enjoyed reading this story. I thought it was real for most of the story. Here are the two points that made me think it was a story.

1. The strange way that Joe reacted – mainly the lack of explanation and the fact he left his job because of this encounter.

2. The fact that Dave met Joe at location simply because of an unexplained urge to go there.

BTW – I turned down my speakers while reading so that I would not be scared by a loud scream, like the pranks that have been going around.

Tristan

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