# Galactic Tides by Night

> creative work by Marc Voge, Young-Hae Chang, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries

**Wikidata**: [Q132198403](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132198403)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/galactic-tides-by-night

## Summary
Galactic Tides by Night is a 2009 web-distributed digital poetry work and interactive application created by Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang, produced under Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries. It is implemented using Adobe Flash and published in English as a web page (elmcip_id 2561).

## Key Facts
- Galactic Tides by Night is a creative work and an application (instance_of: creative work, application).
- Genre: digital poetry.
- Authors/creators: Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang; associated with Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries.
- Publication date: 2009.
- Software engine: implemented using Adobe Flash.
- Distribution format: web page.
- Language of the work: English.
- Elmcip identifier: 2561.
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Marc Voge, Young‑Hae Chang, Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries."

## FAQs
### Q: What is Galactic Tides by Night?
A: Galactic Tides by Night is a digital poetry work released in 2009 that also functions as an application, presented as a web page and implemented with Adobe Flash.

### Q: Who created Galactic Tides by Night?
A: The work was created by Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang and is associated with Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries.

### Q: How is Galactic Tides by Night delivered and what technology does it use?
A: It is distributed as a web page and built on the Adobe Flash software engine.

### Q: What language is Galactic Tides by Night in?
A: The work is in English.

## Why It Matters
Galactic Tides by Night is a concrete example of digital poetry that combines literary form with web-based software. As both a creative work and an application, it illustrates how poetic practice can be realized through interactive web technologies. Its 2009 publication and implementation in Adobe Flash position it within a period when Flash was widely used for web multimedia and interactive art, and its distribution as a web page demonstrates a common delivery method for digital literature. The involvement of Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang, and its association with Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries, situates the piece within a collaborative practice between writers and digital production. The elmcip identifier (2561) provides a catalogued reference for researchers and archivists tracking digital poetry works.

## Notable For
- Being a work of digital poetry that is also classed as an application.
- Joint creation by Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang, produced under Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries.
- Implementation on the Adobe Flash engine.
- Publication and distribution as a web page in 2009.
- Catalogued in elmcip with identifier 2561.

## Body

### Overview
- Title: Galactic Tides by Night.
- Instance_of: creative work and application.
- Genre: digital poetry.
- Language: English.

### Authorship and Production
- Primary creators: Marc Voge and Young‑Hae Chang.
- Production/association: Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries.

### Publication
- Publication date: 2009.
- Identifiers: elmcip_id 2561.
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Marc Voge, Young‑Hae Chang, Young‑Hae Chang Heavy Industries."

### Technical Details
- Software engine: Adobe Flash.
- Distribution format: web page.
- The work combines literary content with a software implementation designed for web presentation.

### Classification
- Classified simultaneously as a creative work (literary/artistic) and as an application (software program or group of programs designed for end-users).

### References and Cataloguing
- Elmcip record number: 2561 (used for cataloguing within relevant digital poetry archives).