# My Name is Captain, Captain

> creative work by Judd Morrissey, Lori Talley

**Wikidata**: [Q132197845](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132197845)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-name-is-captain-captain

## Summary
My Name is Captain, Captain is a 2002 creative work by Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley that combines hypertext fiction and digital poetry. It was authored in English, delivered as an Adobe Flash–based application, and distributed on optical disc.

## Key Facts
- My Name is Captain, Captain is a creative work authored by Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley.
- The work was published in 2002.
- Genre classifications: hypertext fiction and digital poetry.
- It is recorded as an instance of creative work, exhibit, and application.
- The work was implemented using Adobe Flash as its software engine.
- Distribution format: optical disc.
- Language of the work: English.
- Identifier in the Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation (ELMCIP) index: elmcip_id 765.
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Judd Morrissey, Lori Talley."

## FAQs
### Q: What kind of work is My Name is Captain, Captain?
A: It is a creative work that combines hypertext fiction and digital poetry. It is also classified as an exhibit and an application.

### Q: Who created My Name is Captain, Captain?
A: The work was created by Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley.

### Q: When and how was it published or distributed?
A: My Name is Captain, Captain was published in 2002 and distributed on optical disc.

### Q: What technology does the work use to run?
A: The work uses Adobe Flash as its software engine.

## Why It Matters
My Name is Captain, Captain matters as a documented example of early-2000s digital literature that deliberately occupies both literary and software/exhibit categories. As a hybrid of hypertext fiction and digital poetry, authored by Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley and released in 2002, it illustrates how literary forms adapted to interactive, software-driven environments. Its implementation in Adobe Flash and distribution on optical disc reflect the technological practices and distribution channels common to multimedia works of that period. The work’s classification both as an application and as an exhibit highlights its dual role: it functions as a piece of interactive art or literature and as a software object intended for end-user interaction. The elmcip_id (765) provides a stable cataloguing reference within electronic literature scholarship. For researchers, curators, or readers tracing the development of hypertext and digital poetry, the work’s documented combination of genre, technology, format, and authorship makes it a clear point of reference.

## Notable For
- Being a collaborative creative work by Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley.
- Combining the genres of hypertext fiction and digital poetry within one work.
- Implementation using Adobe Flash as its software engine.
- Distributed on optical disc, reflecting early-2000s multimedia distribution.
- Classified simultaneously as a creative work, an exhibit, and an application.

## Body
### Overview
- Title: My Name is Captain, Captain.
- Authors: Judd Morrissey and Lori Talley.
- Publication date: 2002.
- Language: English.
- Described on Wikidata as a "creative work by Judd Morrissey, Lori Talley."

### Genre and Form
- Primary genres: hypertext fiction and digital poetry.
- The work blends literary genres with interactive/technical presentation.

### Authors
- Judd Morrissey — credited co-author.
- Lori Talley — credited co-author.

### Publication and Distribution
- Publication year: 2002.
- Distribution format: optical disc.

### Technical Details
- Software engine: Adobe Flash.
- The work is identified as an application, indicating it was delivered as software for end-users.

### Classification and Identifiers
- Instance of: creative work, exhibit, application.
- elmcip_id: 765 (cataloguing identifier used in electronic literature scholarship).
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Judd Morrissey, Lori Talley."

### Related Classification Note
- The item is associated with the class "application," defined as a software program or group of programs designed for end-users.