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Figure 31. HyperCafe's Overview Screen. This project employs an overview suited to its interactive materials, effectively mediat.ing between the linear drive ofvideo and the reader's desire for control. Although viewers cannot halt the videos, as they can inKon-Tiki Interactive,lhey can choose among them. (Used by permission ofthe authors.)the encounter with the beggar from the vantage point ofeither person, andonce the protagonist enters the diner, one can experience her interactionwith a waiter and waitress from each of their positions as well as from hers.The creators of The Wrong Side of Town use this oppoftunity in a clever, ifheavy-handed, way to produce a Rashomon-like divergence of events codedaccording to class and gender positions.Bad Doy atthe Midway, an interactive CD-ROM created by some membersof the team that produced Freak Show,takes the ability to exchange positions