This definition of idealism is “the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc” (). What better way to demonstrate these morals and principles through the media one consumes? A person’s choice in TV, video games, books, and other forms of electronic literature usually establishes their set of morals, media that allows a person to make their own decisions to determine the story establishes these morals further. Take the “choose your own adventure” story: these stories allow the reader to make choices that affect the stories outcome, and establish their own morals further. A good example of a story like this is Animalia by Ian Michael Waddell - it is a text based choose your own adventure game playable online. Animalia is a piece of electronic literature that showcases idealism through its ability to make the playable characters heroes with morals such as protecting the environment and innocent individuals through it’s interactive mechanics.

Animalia is about four animals, that the player is able to choose, who must pilot a fully functional replica of a human child the forest sacrificed so they can _. The player is given four choices for each element of the body that needs to be piloted- the head, the arms, the torso, and the legs.