Homo sapiens, homo videns, homo fabulators. Media competence in the narratives of the transmedia universe

Abstract

One of the main problems of our time is the paradox of the hyperconnected society. The vast and verbose information that arrives through multiple channels is increasingly endless. The space to interact and develop communication is almost infinite thanks to technological advancement. In this context, the ways of narrating / telling have been transformed, from the texts of one direction and one reading path, to those of several simultaneous, interactive paths ... in which many languages ​​and signs converge. Accordingly, the processes of interpretation involve and require very different capacities. From the communicative competence to speak, listen, read and write to the audiovisual, informational, digital, media, hypermedia, transmedia competence ... Storytellers on social networks have revolutionized communication and stories causing important changes in the forms of production , reception and understanding of citizenship. Profiles emerge that drag followers and become icons and models. The stories are produced and consumed in such a way that the roles of narrator and recipient are hybridized in co-creation, and in the figure of the prosumer. The media noise caused by permanent connection and public exposure is questioned. Given this, it is necessary to advocate the literacy necessary to manage the plurality of stories that follow and overlap in the battle for like. Developing media competence can be the key to narrative in the transmedia context of intelligent communication.