The visual above shows the trajectory of the protagonist Yu Tsun, from the short story 'The Garden of Forking Paths', written by Jorge Luis Borges. The generative visual tracks the journey of Yu Tsun, as he attempts to convey information to his superiors back in Germany before he is captured by Captain Richard Madden. The black dot is Yu Tsun travelling as we follow his journey. We then see Richard Madden identified by the red dot in pursuit of Tsun. As Yu Tsun reaches the Garden of Forking Paths, we are then introduced to the idea of multiple narratives, which make themselves visible. We can see the many other paths Tsun could have potentially chosen. After, Richard Madden eventually catches up with Tsun, with the city of Albert clearly marked on the map.
This mapping is not completely accurate, or the most informative. However, the generative nature of this piece has some consequences. The decision to make this piece generative was inspired by the story itself, and the generative nature of multiple narrative paths. We can clearly see Yu Tsun's journey as the reader is viewing the narrative through his eyes. Richard Madden's journey is not known to the reader, however his general whereabouts are made known, hence his path is not traced. The branching narratives are seen the moment Yu Tsun visits is made known of the text 'Garden of Forking Paths'. When Yu Tsun is eventually caught by Richard Madden, the city of Albert is marked on the visual. The city is recognised by the visual of a map created by the various branching narratives.