Creative writing using random word selection

Esoteric Sensationalism is dedicated to the exploration of random processes and experimentation in creative writing. Randomness has long been identified as a source of inspiration - not only for authors of fiction, poetry, and visual art, but also for businesspeople, scientists or creative thinkers of any type. Techniques such as "cut-up", "collage", "cut 'n' mix" and "mashup" are all based on a process of recombining previously unrelated words, sounds or images. In business, this process is often referred to as "lateral thinking" - a way to derail the train of thought from it's linear, predictable route into more uncharted, creative territories. The theory section of this site explores the rationale behind the uses of randomness and other forms of experimentation for the purpose of creative inspiration.

Robopoem Poetry Robot Software

Robopoem mixes words which have been typed, pasted or loaded from file into a user INPUT box with random selections from custom word databases to generate OUTPUT resembling human poetry. The computer algorithms powering robopoem analyze INPUT words to determine their rhythmic structure and rhyming potential. Based on these properties, random words are retrieved to achieve the desired syllable counts and rhyming structure defined by the user in a Settings panel: More about computer-generated poetry using Robopoem...

Available online since 1997, the Cut 'n' Mix Word Machine is a word processing application with advanced randomization capabilities. Cut 'n' Mix users include authors, poets, rock musicians and almost anybody who is looking for some means to stimulate creativity or just have some fun with words. Cut 'n' Mix is a tool for generating creative ideas through the juxtapositioning of unrelated words or phrases. At the core of the Cut 'n' Mix application is a process known as "cut-up". The traditional cut-up method usually involves scissors: you take books, magazines or typed pages and snip out individual words, phrases or sentence fragments and reassemble them either randomly or according to some predefined pattern. Cut 'n' Mix automates this process using an audio four-track recorder analogy where different text streams are blended together according to adjustable settings. Hot Asian Babes

Find out how Cut 'n' Mix: Automates the cut-up technique Creates automatic poetry or song lyrics Helps find new music group or company names Transchannels William Shakespeare's brain Try a full-function, 30-day trial version of Cut 'n' Mix: Download Cut 'n' Mix 5.2 (Windows XP or Vista required)