ebbflux's "machine text" is an experimental fiction in a hypertext format. Story generation is non-linear but not entirely random. The reader plays an interactive role setting the tone and direction of presentation through their choice of hypertext clickthroughs.

Architecture:
The narrative is generated from a database library containing chunks of text called nodes. Each embedded hyperlink uses PHP (a hypertext preprocessing language) to call a semantic search of the node library in MySQL (an open source unix database). Before their database entry, nodes are analyzed and contextually mapped to the whole creating an ontology (or nodegraph) which formally defines relationships, structures, and inference rules for this semantic search. Algorithms then create and display unique document story text based on the results.

Theory:
In this way, "machine text" becomes a mammoth text with an ever changing, self creating narrative as the shifting juxtaposition of the interchangeable nodes adds subtle nuance and constant contextual variation. This pairing, sorting, and displaying of relevant and random nodes creates the unique organic flow of the text.

Dialectics:
"machine text" is an ongoing work. The regular addition of new nodes and editing of existing nodes in the library will continually effect the shape and direction of the story.

Timeline:
2001 June - ebbflux opens with 110 nodes.
2001 July - 51 nodes added.
2001 August - 64 nodes added.
2001 October - 70 nodes added.
2001 November - 83 nodes added.
2002 February - 70 nodes added.
2002 May - 87 nodes added.
2002 August - 86 nodes added.
2002 September - SQL rewrite to exclude redundancies.
2002 October - 65 nodes & 6 flash [fold] modules added.
2003 March - 68 nodes added.
2003 May - display design changes & new CMS system.
2003 December - 80 nodes added.
2004 March - math debug info in flip, fold, merge.
2004 June - 42 nodes added.
2005 January - book viewer format.
2005 July - free will evolved through linear determinism.
2006 June - 88 nodes added.
2007 March - re-mused.
2007 October - 53 nodes added.
2007 December - paperback edition.
2008 April - full corpus text edit for content and style.

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