The Legacy of "Lexia to Perplexia"

I was frustrated with "Lexia to Perplexia" when we read it in class a few weeks ago. While the piece was very innovative, it had a very gimmicky feel that left a bad taste in my mouth. Based on class discussion, I don't think I was alone in my opinion. Thus, I am rather intrigued by how many of our final projects (my own included) make extensive use of images and sounds. I believe it was Shock and Awe who complained that hypertexts frequently have "too much text and not enough hyper." While nobody came up with a project as odd or experimental as Memmott's, I began to see shades of Lexia in many of the presentations. While I liked many of the class final projects much better than I liked Lexia, I'm increasingly glad that it was part of our curriculum this semester.