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information society (med): a term used in contemporary society to describe
the social, cultural and economic importance of information and the tools
and media associated with its production, processing and dissemination
infotainment (med): a term deriving from the fusion of the words information
and entertainment, which in modern mass media refers to tabloidized,
entertaining information
integrated learning environment (ped): synonym for blended learning;
face-to-face learning and teaching supported by digital technology
interactive interface (inf): synonym for responsive interface; allows the
user to intervene in the narrative using an external device (typically a
controller, smartphone, or remote control); typical of Web 2.0 platforms,
video games and interactive television
interactor (inf, med, narr): a 21"-century recipient, viewer or reader who
establishes an active dialogue with the text and can manipulate its narrative
arc and content through his or her activities (see also emergent narrative)
interface (inf, med): the medium between a content delivery system and a
human, such as a book, smartphone, or computer screen
linear narrative (film): a plot structure that unfolds linearly in time
LMS (inf, ped): learning management system
luddites: English anti-machine movement in the 19th century
manga (med): a Japanese comic book
manhwa (med): a south Korean comic strip
mashup (med): an edit of small parts of several films into a new scene
media convergence (med): the interconnected info-communications
environment of traditional and new media
meme (med): an image-based micro-narrative of cultural codes that circulates
on social media platforms
memoriter (ped): a text to be memorized word-for-word and then reproduced
micronarrative (med): compressed visual, verbal or audiovisual content,
such as a meme
mimetic (psych): based on imitation
MOOC (inf, ped): abbreviation for Massive Open Online Course; an open,
online form of education for large numbers of students
multitasking (psych): carrying out several activities at the same time
narration (lit, film, narr): narrative process and representation
narrative (lit, film, narr): a paradigm of thought, interpretation; structuring
of signs in a narrative way; verbal, kinetic, pictorial or audiovisual
representation
narrative economics: analysis of macroeconomic processes through
dominant social narratives
narrative transportation (lit): the level of experience at which the narrative
engages the recipient, who feels that they are part of the story (see also
immersion)