Ontological implications

37. Answer to fragmentation:
Kaleidoscopic Vision

• Multiform narratives feature alternative time/action lines; Readers assume a more active role when processing them.
  • We may learn to understand narrative PROCESS (rather than just practices and/or outcomes).
  • Immersion is possible here; agency has real
    outcomes.
• Digital media can manage multi-form-ality via procedurals, spatiality
• Because of the encyclopedic nature of computers, digital communication technologies might help us master the fragmentation of the age.

*The Semantic Web project--FAQ (down to "How does the Semantic Web relate to…")

*Me translate pretty one day

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Question for Study
In what ways would the semantic web contribute to each of the aspects above? (multiform narratives, multiformality, the encyclopedic nature of computers). Quote and cite the FAQ.

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