"An Interview with O:JA&L's new Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction Editor Richard Holeton"
Welcome, Richard Holeton, as the new flash literature editor at OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letter . . . Here are a few questions.
Media coverage, exhibits, & performances
Richard Holeton - Wikipedia
Holeton's creative works are foundational in the hypertext and electronic literature genres. As a writer, his most notable work is the hypertext novel Figurski at Findhorn on Acid, which has been recognized as an important early work of electronic literature and is included in the hypertext canon.
Figurski at Findhorn on Acid - Wikipedia
Figurski at Findhorn on Acid is a hypertext novel by Richard Holeton published on CD-ROM by Eastgate Systems in 2001 and republished on the open web by the Electronic Literature Lab, Washington State University, in 2021. It is a work of interactive fiction with various paths for readers to choose from, an early example of electronic literature, and one of 23 works included in the literary hypertext canon.
So I guess summer is over, huh? — Cult. Magazine
Beloved Cult. contributor Richard Holeton’s hypertext novel “Figurski at Findhorn on Acid” is available for both reading and listening online.
Hypertext and Art: A Retrospective of Forms
10-14 June 2024
McPherson Library
University of Victoria
BC, Canada
McPherson Library
University of Victoria
BC, Canada
Hypertext and Art: A Retrospective of Forms
6-20 September 2023
Bibliotheca Hertziana
Max Planck Institute for Art History
Roma, Italy
Bibliotheca Hertziana
Max Planck Institute for Art History
Roma, Italy
Promotional Video for "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid"
This short promotional video was produced for "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" as part of its submission to the 2022 New Media Writing Prize. It was created by members of the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver, notably Holly Slocum and Kathleen Zoller. The illustration was created by Tyler Brumfield for the lab.
Figurski in Stanford Authors’ Showcase
Figurski is back in Stanford Magazine — this time in a "special advertising supplement."
Figurski at ELO 2022
"Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" is part of both the Media Art Festival and the Mentoring Exhibition at ELO 2022.
Figurski in the Metaverse at DH Unbound 2022
"Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" was part of the Virtual Book Fair created for the 2022 DH Unbound conference.
Radio Play Adaptation of "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid"
Re-Imagined Radio's first ever radio adaptation of a hypertext novel. Produced by John Barber with audio design by Marc Rose, "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" is performed by The Voices, their ensemble of voice actors.
NFT (non-fungible token) Minted for "Figurski" Radio Play
An NFT, a one of a kind work of digital art, was created in January, 2022, by John Barber, Holly Slocum, and Marc Rose for the "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" episode of Reimagined Radio.
Coastside author re-releases unique online novel
As a writing professor at Stanford University in 1995, Richard Holeton wrote a 500-word short story about Theodore Streleski, the Stanford graduate student who bludgeoned his faculty advisor to death with a hammer in the 1970s. He developed the story into a hypertext novel, “Figurski at Findhorn on Acid,” which for the last 12 years has been unavailable to the public due to outdated software — until now.
Figurski Exhibition at ICIDS 2021
"Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" is one of 12 works chosen for the Art Exhibition at the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, December 7-10, 2021, at Tallinn University, Estonia, and online.
Bob Phillips, Aquarena Springs, TX, used by permission
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Launch Event Videos for Figurski at Findhorn on Acid
This showcase features videos, captured via Zoom, of the launch of the Archival version of Richard Holeton's “Figurski at Findhorn on Acid” on Friday, July 9, 2021. The event was hosted by the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver.
2019 Exhibit at Electronic Literature Lab
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The Richard Holeton Collection at The Next
The collection I donated to the Electronic Literature Organization's repository (The Next) include versions of my hypertext novel and other writing, papers and artifacts related to "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid," and copies e-lit work by other authors.
Traversal of "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid"
The Live Stream Traversal for Richard Holeton's "Figurski at Findhorn on Acid" was the first held in the newly created video and sound studio in the MOVE Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. The event took place on Friday, February 22, 2019 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. PST.
eNarrative Chat with Richard Holeton
Recently (2021) unearthed from the Internet Archive: a 2001 interview I did with Eastgate Systems on the occasion of the publication of my hypertext novel.
Janet Basu, "Emerging from the Electronic Cave"
[In his study of a Stanford freshman dorm] Holeton found that instead of creating isolation, computers can help build friendships.
Other exhibits & performances
- Salon à la Maison Dora Maar, Menerbes, France. Hosted by Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2015.
- Electronic Literature Organization and Digital Literature from Yesterday to Tomorrow. Labo BNF, Bibliotheque nationale de France, 2013.
- Digital Stories of the 1990s: A Look at Works from the Storyspace School, curated by Dene Grigar and John Barber. Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, 2012.
- Media Arts Show: Early Authors of Electronic Literature. Electronic Literature Organization 2008 Conference. Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, 2008.
- State of the Arts Symposium on Electronic Literature, Electronic Literature Organization. UCLA, 2002.
- eNarrative 3, San Francisco, CA, 2002.
- The First Hypertextual Slam, Associated Writing Programs (AWP) WebFair. New Orleans, LA, 2002.
- Stanford University Libraries, Stanford University, 2001.
- The Twelfth ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia, The Association for Computing Machinery. University of Aarhus, Arhus, Denmark, 2001.
THIRTEEN WAYS OF KILLING A SCRUB-JAY
- Performed and exhibited at the 21st International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA). Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, 2015.
AFTERWORD(S): TAKE A BOOK/LEAVE A BOOK
- Performed in artist's talk at ELO (Electronic Literature Organization) 2019 Annual Conference, University College Cork, Ireland, July, 2019.
- Performed at &Now 2018, A Festival of Innovative Writing. University of Notre Dame, October, 2018.
POSTMODERN—An Anagrammatic Slideshow Fiction
- Gallery Exhibit, Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) 2018 Annual Conference and Media Arts Festival, University of Quebec, Montreal, August, 2018.
CUSTOM ORTHOTICS CHANGED MY LIFE
- After Hours: Creative Pursuits of Stanford University Libraries Staff, Stanford University, 2014.
- Traversing Digital Boundaries, HASTAC III, Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2009.
- Digital Art and Narratives Exhibit, Computers & Writing 2009 Conference. University of California, Davis, 2009.
- Gallery of Digital Literature and Art, Digital Arts and Culture 2009 Conference. University of California, Irvine, 2009.