Throughout this subject I have been hesitant to look beyond physical copies of items, thinking of the context of the library which I work in. However, I have had an epiphany while researching items for my literary kit assignment.

I stumbled across an updated version of “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?”

Carmen Sandiego On Apple IIc by MarkGregory https://www.flickr.com/photos/markgregory/

I am not naturally someone who is drawn to spending hours playing games on a computer, but something about this game in my childhood piqued my interest. The mystery and suspense, along with checking general knowledge (without a Google search I might add!) always had me wanting to spend time learning more.

It was not until finding a Google Earth version of this game that I suddenly realised that this was a computerised version of a ‘choose your own adventure’ or a detective story which I was heavily invested in.

Suddenly the lights are on and I can see a world of possibility of engagement with stories in all avenues of places!

While having devices to showcase such online interactive stories is an issue at my school, I now am driven to find opportunities for students to be able to access these style of texts.