Statement: We have used the production of Hyperactive to experiment with inter-linked video and as an experiment in crossing academic boundaries. The cross-diciplinary collaboration has led us to some interesting assumptions. For example: We usually divide a hypertext into different parts. We talk about nodes, links and navigation between these. In our case, by using video instead of text, these concepts are no longer applicable while analyzing the interface. At the same time, the same concepts are very useful when analyzing the hypervideo structure. Hypertext and hypermedia theory is mainly written about documents based on text. One of our conclusions is that a theory of hypermedia has to be specific on the information type used. Our experience is that inter-linked video behaves differently than inter-linked text. To fill the gap, we will propose some extensions to usual hypermedia vocabulary, such as link presentation, node presentation, use of negative sound montage and static navigation.

Media documentation Hyperactive is made in Director 7, with Quick Time videos, compressed by Sorensen. Hyperactive is in Norwegian. The visuals still makes it quite comprehensible for non-Norwegian speakers. A further description of the project will be found at: www.varthom.com/