simplistic/expressive: Is the layout of the site itself simple and functional, or is it
expressive, flashy and graphic heavy? This qualifier has more to do with the attributes
of the site itself than its contents.
pragmatic/artistic: Do the contents of the site serve pragmatic ends? Or does the site
exist as an independent artwork? Sites that themselves contain several artworks will tend
towards the middle of the scale.
virtual/real: Does the site or page display representations of real objects, or is the content
virtual? Sites that contain real objects or data but are not themselves real objects (e.g. museum
Web sites) will tend to be rated around 50.
container/object: Is the site a container for other works or other projects? Or does
the site stand on its own as a piece of art (or, is the 'site' a page describing
a tangible artwork)?
When a user clicks on one of the images several events are set in motion:
the site referred to appears in the
main window, and the !hobgoblin interface reloads, updates
the parameter-pairs based on the user's input and displays
three new images that link to sites some
way related to the sites the user has thus far viewed. Besides the three
new images, smaller representations of the last
five sites visited appear in the !hobgoblin window, but may be
buried beneath the three new possible choices. All of the images
in the !hobgoblin window are draggable, however, so a user
can by moving images around the screen 'rediscover' a previously visited site.
New choices will always link to sites different than the sites
the user has most recently visited, but may start to repeat
sites viewed in the not-so-distant past. However, a user may
at any time reset !hobgoblin, effectively erasing the user's
history, and begin again.
Also, the user may click on any one of the parameter names to increase that parameter's
importance.
