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• 1 2020-01-21T12:05:38-08:00 Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's "Califia," by Amber Strother 9 These video clips document the reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's hypertext novel, "Califia," by Amber Strother plain 2020-08-23T11:33:50-07:00

  This Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia by Amber Strother, a PhD Candidate in English, took place on Tuesday, March 14, 2016 in the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. She performed the work published on CD-ROM in 2000 by Eastgate Systems, Inc. using a Compaq PC running Windows 98.
   

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 1

  Amber Strother begins her Traversal through M.D. Coverley’s Califia with the ocean scene with footprints. She clicks on the footprints and reads the poem on the screen, which invites her to join the character, Augusta, on her journey to find the treasure of Califia. Next, the four different journeys of north, south, east, and west are revealed, and Strother picks the journey south. Strother looks through the kitbag, and it tells her about each of the three characters––Augusta, Kaye, and Calvin––and their roles are during the journey. In Calvin’s kitbag, Strother can decide what to use and what to leave behind. She also gets the choice of either getting a full tour or going directly to the story. Strother picks the story, and among the three character’s paths, she chooses Kaye’s path.
   

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 2

  In the second part of the Traversal, Strother continues on Kaye’s path in the journey south. As she reads through, she clicks on “movie stars,” and an animated picture of a movie star appears. Strother notes the music being played in the background.
   

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Amber Strother, Part 3

  In the last part of Strother’s Traversal of Coverley’s Califia, she clicks on “timeline,” which brings up a starry screen with a cosmic timeline. In 1492 C.E., the western land was invaded by tribes from the east. In 1822, the control of California passed from Spain to Mexico. In 1917, there was a fire in Chinatown. It ends with 1997 when Augusta, Kaye, and Calvin take up the trail and the population of Los Angeles is 32 million. The video ends with a map of the constellations.
• 1 2020-01-21T12:05:39-08:00 Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's "Califia," by Ryan House 4 These video clips document the Reader Traversal by Ryan House of M. D. Coverley's hypertext novel, "Califia" plain 2020-07-14T16:20:55-07:00

  This Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia by Ryan House, a postgraduate student, took place on Tuesday, March 14 in the Electronic Literature Lab at Washington State University Vancouver. He performed the work published on CD-ROM in 2000 by Eastgate Systems, Inc. using a Compaq PC running Windows 98.

  
  
  
  

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Ryan House, Part 1

  In this video clip, Ryan House begins the Traversal of M.D. Coverley’s Califia. The cover image appears on the screen which he clicks on and is greeted with a beach scene. Before continuing, he mentions that from reading Califia’s blurb on Eastgate’s webpage, he knows that Califia will be about California and treasure. House reads the narrative work before clicking on “come ashore”. He notes that the next screen shows an object that looks like a Mayan calendar. He has the option to “know more information about Califia” or to “follow me”. House clicks on “know more information about Califia”, which shows acknowledgements, graphics, and credits. He goes back to the calendar and as he goes through “welcomes you”, music begins to play in the background. The search for Califia begins and the three characters, Augusta, Kaye, and Calvin, are introduced. House clicks on “follow me” and the screen shows Calvin’s kitbag, which allows House to choose what to bring and what to leave behind. House comments that this is similar to a game. Next, House has the option to pick which character’s path to go on. He decides to follow the chronological order, going with Augusta’s path. The clip ends with House reading Augusta’s backstory.
  
  
  

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Ryan House, Part 2

  House continues the Traversal and reaches the docudramas of Calvin. He comments that the cursor has changed and that there are images of the Chinese Theater at night on the screen. House selects “paradise home” which brings a screen that talks about Violet Summerland living in a paradise home. Next, House clicks on “Nelly” to discover who the character is. After reading about Nelly’s character, Calvin’s Random Access Themes appears and House clicks on “treasure map”. He comments that he clicked too many times causing the work to crash, but it also has given him a second chance to go through the work again.
  
  
  

  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Ryan House, Part 3

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  Reader Traversal of M. D. Coverley's Califia, by Ryan House, Part 4

  In the last clip of House’s Traversal of Coverley’s Califia, House begins with Kaye’s path to the journey east. The next screen brings up Kaye’s sun, moon, and stars, and House has to find the hidden links. Next, he selects “star lore” and spins the sky. House goes back to the stars and reads through family mythology. The clip ends with music playing in the background as House reads about the mystery behind who started the Chinatown fire.