The notion of cybertext concentrates on the integration of the text, and the medium of the text plays a pivotal role. Also the participation of the reader is an important constituent of cybertext. Unlike the reader of classical text the reader of cybertext needs more effort on his part in order to understand the idea that is being conveyed. This phenomenon the author calls ergodic, using a term appropriated from physics that derives from the Greek words ergon and hodos, meaning "work" and "path" thus "ergodic" meaning "reader has to work to form a path". In ergodic literature, nontrivial effort is required to allow the reader to navigate the text. [you should use quotes when borrowing another author's language] Author also classifies the classic text as non-ergodic which does not require much effort form the reader but just movement of the eyes and turning of pages. This is one of the major factors that differentiate non-linear text from linear one.
Cybertext creates an array of......
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