Kate Pullinger\u2019s piece \u201cJelly Bone\u201d, and the Oolipo platform altogether, provide a rather interesting new form of electronic literature that tackles one of the largest issues with the concept of electronic literature as a platform; it solves, or at least seeks to solve, the problem of accessibility. Electronic literature, as a whole, is typically less accessible than regular literature as it is typically interacted with via a computer. Oolipo solves this connectivity issue by taking the platform of electronic literature and placing it in a more mobile and accessible format: the handheld mobile device. This takes the one major drawback of electronic literature, the immobile aspect of needing a computer to access it and turns it on its head. While yes, it still requires both internet access and the privilege of having a mobile device that can access internet, it does open up the field of interaction substantially. With other platforms of electronic literature, one was typically immobilized within their own home or someplace that had access to both the internet and a computer. With Oolipo, and with the ever-increasing movement of free, public wifi access, electronic literature is becoming more and more accessible and easy to consume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kate Pullinger\u2019s piece \u201cJelly Bone\u201d, and the Oolipo platform altogether, provide a rather interesting new form of electronic literature that tackles one of the largest issues with the concept of electronic literature as a platform; it solves, or at least seeks to solve, the problem of accessibility. Electronic literature, as a whole, is typically less … <\/p>\n