I think overload adds with the intention of overwhelming your audience can be great for world building, if done on purpose. It works great to show a capitalistic- dystopian -cyberpunk world.
I see the idea, but I disagree that overloading is ever good. Overload is just…overload. You can make the point of ultra-capitalism without beating your audience with a hammer. Even in a cyberpunk world.
But even in those circumstances, the human brain is still the human brain and it will only allow in so much stimulus before the pervasive hum of the endless drain of the garish neon lights that form a cage around the corporate ghetto becomes as easy to ignore as the sound of your own breath.
There's a story that uses them as like scene or chapter breaks. I think it's by Neil Gaiman, probably. But the ads are very obviously for like Dracula and Frankenstein and stuff. I have it, somewhere, but I cannot remember the title. Means it's probably a short story or novella.
I think overload adds with the intention of overwhelming your audience can be great for world building, if done on purpose. It works great to show a capitalistic- dystopian -cyberpunk world.
I see the idea, but I disagree that overloading is ever good. Overload is just…overload. You can make the point of ultra-capitalism without beating your audience with a hammer. Even in a cyberpunk world.
But even in those circumstances, the human brain is still the human brain and it will only allow in so much stimulus before the pervasive hum of the endless drain of the garish neon lights that form a cage around the corporate ghetto becomes as easy to ignore as the sound of your own breath.
Well put! Very interesting article by the way.
Thank you! I really appreciate that.
The moment you mentioned BioShock as an example I was converted to a firm believer (with the creepy circus of value line in my head!).
Whelp, there's a Note of Fiction inspiration.
Never once thought about ads before! Def gonna try this at one point 😁
There's a story that uses them as like scene or chapter breaks. I think it's by Neil Gaiman, probably. But the ads are very obviously for like Dracula and Frankenstein and stuff. I have it, somewhere, but I cannot remember the title. Means it's probably a short story or novella.
The best fictional ads (besides the GTA ones) were the “Crazy Larry” ads they played on the screens in line for Space Mountain back in the 90s 😆
I've heard that, and I guess the Ines for the old Star Tours rode were also....out of this world? Stellar, even?
I'll see myself out, thanks.