This piece entitled Oh is an interactive "cyberpoem" that was created by Reiner Strasser. Strasser based this project on one of Waber's poems (who also wrote his poem from a short poem by Jennifer Hill-Kaucher). As the viewer enters the Oh site they are presented with a number of dots that provide glimpses of text underneath them when clicked. This piece encompases visual and auditory stimulation and involves the viewer by demanding their attention towards figuring out how to "read" the poem. As is evident in many of Waber's pieces, the path taken by the viewer is different for everyone although the ending clarity of the text is the same. The experience of experimenting with this poem is half the fun and holds the majority of its purpose.
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