# Outrances

> creative work by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, Thomas H. Crofts

**Wikidata**: [Q132199014](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132199014)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/outrances

## Summary
Outrances is an electronic-literature creative work and web application created by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, and Thomas H. Crofts. It was published in 2009 in an academic journal and is recorded in the ELMCIp index under ID 4795.

## Key Facts
- Outrances is classified as electronic literature (genre: electronic literature).
- Creators: James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, and Thomas H. Crofts.
- Publication date: 2009 (published in an academic journal).
- Instance types: creative work, application, and web page.
- ELMCIp identifier: elmcip_id 4795.
- Software engine listed: Adobe Flash.
- Programming languages listed: HTML and an additional programming_language value labeled Q2005.
- Described in Wikidata as a "creative work by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, Thomas H. Crofts."

## FAQs
### Q: What is Outrances?
A: Outrances is an electronic-literature creative work presented as a web-based application. It was created by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, and Thomas H. Crofts and published in 2009.

### Q: Who created Outrances?
A: The work was authored by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, and Thomas H. Crofts. Their names are listed as the author_name_string for the work.

### Q: What technologies does Outrances use?
A: The listed software engine for Outrances is Adobe Flash, and the programming languages noted include HTML and a second language recorded as Q2005. These details indicate it was developed as a web-based piece using Flash and HTML technologies.

### Q: Where was Outrances published or indexed?
A: Outrances was published in an academic journal in 2009 and is indexed in the ELMCIp database with ID 4795.

## Why It Matters
Outrances matters as a documented example of electronic literature that sits at the intersection of creative work and web-based application. Its publication in an academic journal and indexing in the ELMCIp database indicate it has been recognized and recorded within scholarly and archival contexts for digital literature. Technically, the work’s use of Adobe Flash as a software engine alongside HTML reflects common authoring and delivery practices for web-based multimedia literature in the late 2000s. As an instance that is simultaneously a creative work, an application, and a web page, Outrances exemplifies how digital literary projects can blend aesthetic, interactive, and technical aspects. For researchers, archivists, and students of electronic literature, Outrances provides a concrete, citable case tied to specific creators, technologies, and a publication date, making it useful for studies of medium, platform, and the evolution of web-based creative practices.

## Notable For
- Being an electronic-literature work explicitly classified as a creative work, an application, and a web page.
- Authorship by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, and Thomas H. Crofts.
- Publication in 2009 in an academic journal and indexing in the ELMCIp database (elmcip_id 4795).
- Use of Adobe Flash as the listed software engine alongside HTML as a programming language.

## Body
### Overview
- Title: Outrances.
- Genre: electronic literature.
- Described in Wikidata as a "creative work by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, Thomas H. Crofts."

### Publication and authors
- Authors: James Dvorak; Scott Itchikawa; Thomas H. Crofts.
- Publication date: 2009.
- Publication venue: published in an academic journal.
- Indexing: ELMCIp identifier 4795.

### Technical details
- Instance types: listed as creative work, application, and web page.
- Software engine: Adobe Flash (listed as the software engine for the work).
- Programming languages: HTML and a second programming_language entry recorded as Q2005.
- The combination of HTML and Adobe Flash indicates a web-delivered digital work using contemporary web multimedia technologies as recorded.

### Classification and identifiers
- Genre classification: electronic literature.
- ELMCIp ID: 4795.
- Wikidata description: creative work by James Dvorak, Scott Itchikawa, Thomas H. Crofts.

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