{"id":4372,"date":"2021-03-03T10:00:00-05:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T15:00:00+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2021-03-03T16:02:19-05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T21:02:19+00:00","slug":"call-for-comments-just-wtf-is-ergodic-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/2021\/03\/03\/call-for-comments-just-wtf-is-ergodic-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Comments: Just WTF is Ergodic Literature?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From Wayne:<\/strong> So there\u2019s this idea I\u2019ve been trying to wrap my head around, both as a writer and a scholar. A while back a friend of my posted about his reactions to the Netflix series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2016\/12\/what-is-the-oa-actually-about\/511145\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The OA<\/a>, and referred to it as an example of \u201fergodic storytelling.\u201d If you\u2019re like me, your reaction right now is \u201fErgodic what, now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41XB1krTnnL._SX317_BO1204203200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41XB1krTnnL._SX317_BO1204203200_-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Cybertext:Perspectives on Ergodic Literature by Espen J. Aarseth\" class=\"wp-image-4391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41XB1krTnnL._SX317_BO1204203200_-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41XB1krTnnL._SX317_BO1204203200_.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ergodic literature is a term coined by Espen J. Aarseth in his book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/384b4pz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cybertext\u2014Perspectives on Ergodic Literature<\/a><\/em>. The term is derived from the Greek words <em>ergon<\/em>, meaning \u201fwork\u201d, and <em>hodos<\/em>, meaning \u201fpath\u201d. The defintion of Ergodic Literature is, \u201fnontrivial effort is required to allow the reader to traverse the text. If ergodic literature is to make sense as a concept, there must also be nonergodic literature, where the effort to traverse the text is trivial, with no extranoematic responsibilities placed on the reader except (for example) eye movement and the periodic or arbitrary turning of pages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what does \u201fnontrival effort\u201d mean? To stick with literature for a moment, most books fall into the later category of \u201farbitrary turning of pages.\u201d Our eyes scan the words and move on. With this definition, even something as complex as Finnegan\u2019s Wake is nonergodic. One of the books usually referred to as ergodic is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/24800.House_of_Leaves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>House of Leaves<\/em><\/a> by Mark Z. Danielewski. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-230x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Cover of House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski\" class=\"wp-image-4393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-230x300.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.jpeg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This was marketed as a horror novel, and it\u2019s sort of about a haunted house (wow, is that an oversimplification), that is bigger on the inside than the outside. Characters get lost navigating the setting. The book is structured to reflect that, with notes in the side margins, and footnotes that lead to other pages, and footnotes within footnotes, and places where you need to change the orientation of the physical book itself (and now that I think about it, I have no idea how this would translate to a digital platform).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose Your Own Adventure books may be ergodic in that the reader\u2019s choices change the outcome, making the work more participatory. I think a lot of video games fit the idea of ergodic storytelling, particularly open world scenarios. In many ways the entirety of the internet is an exercise in the ergodic experience. The classic \u201fgoing down the rabbit hole\u201d of hyperlinks creates this phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of what I&#8217;m trying to piece together is, and I realize this might not be truly ergodic, is it possible that works become ergodic, even if they weren&#8217;t necessarily designed that way? What I mean here is, given the decades long history of specifically Marvel and DC comics and the overlapping narratives by a wide variety of creators, how much nontrivial work is being done by the reader, depending on where they come into the narrative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Cover of Giant-Size Avengers #1\" class=\"wp-image-4394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Raf2a46726a222d01e6cd5ac344c5d238.jpeg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know if I&#8217;m explaining the idea well here&#8230; but, to use the history of Vision and the Scarlet Witch in the comics as an example (since <em>WandaVision<\/em> is on everyone\u2019s minds), I remember reading a long story arc in the 70s that established their parents were a pair of Golden Age superheroes. That was later retconned to make Magneto their father, and even though that makes more narrative sense, this thing that has become a defining part of their characters has always felt tacked on to me, whereas most people don&#8217;t know anything about the first story. This colors my interaction with any narrative told about them now, including the show. The show is explaining everything, which is, in my understanding, nonergodic, but a certain amount of knowledge of twenty-some previous movies certainly helps. It\u2019s a separate continuity from the comics, but my knowledge of them changes my understanding of it. I know lots of people who are now doing research into the comics history to understand the show better. That\u2019s a different level of interaction than &#8220;just turning the pages,&#8221; as part of the definition goes. Are these just Easter eggs for fanboys, or do they launch a different level of interaction with the text? If so, is that ergodic in some way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I have thoughts about the way readers consume any number of other comics, books, movies, video games&#8230; everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this may be a little more esoteric than a lot of our shows, with a lot more speculation than resolution, we\u2019re curious of anyone else has encountered this concept, and if you have any thoughts about it. Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Wayne: So there\u2019s this idea I\u2019ve been trying to wrap my head around, both as a writer and a scholar. 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