Flashing #12: Excel Spreadsheet

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

I'm stealing this idea from David Nygren's online writing experiment. It's a spreadsheet version of the original memoir. I fell in love with the concept from the moment I saw it on Boing-Boing. Excel Spreadsheets are so cold and lifeless. Using them as a method of storytelling seems like the perfect juxtaposition of art and rigid form. I didn't follow his form perfectly, I added a time column because I thought it was nice to add a structured linear element to the piece. Also, I loved the idea of explicitly stating the subtext so I added that column, as well. This is actually a fun way to tell a story, it turns out, and it reminds me of my own experiences with editing a video game comic that never quite panned out. All of the stuff they sent me was in spreadsheet form. Anyway, get past the rigid structure and enjoy it as much as you can.

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posted by Jason at 9:00 AM 2 Comments

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 Slimbolala said...

I like it.

9:20 AM  

 David said...

Poor, Jason. It's hard to be a lone traveler in a foreign land. I like the fact-based nature of this, and the time stamp is effective and necessary for a story like this that takes place over a longer period of time.

9:58 AM  

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