Transmedial Worlds: Conceptual Review and Theoretical Approaches on the Art of Worldmaking

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Narrativa transmedia
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Published: 01-01-2016
Accepted: 18-01-2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7195/ri14.v14i1.930
Keywords:
Transmedial worlds, Transmedia storytelling, World-building, Henry Jenkins, Marie-Laure Ryan, Transmedial narratology
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Universidad de Granada, Proyecto de Investigación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (I D) CSO2013-47288 Nar_Trans "Narrativas transmediales, nuevos modos de ficción audiovisual, comunicación informativa y performance en la era digital”
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Nieves Rosendo Sánchez
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Abstract

The concept of transmedia storytelling introduced by Henry Jenkins (2003, 2006) has been widely developed in the academic field, getting popular and being redefined with time. In transmedia storytelling’s definition we can observe the focus on the concept of world, which from a theoretical and critical perspective did not had the development that the relationship among narrative and media had. This work gathers and analyzes a selection of references from the main authors that have defined the nature, limits and transferability of the so called transmedial worlds, proposing conclusions related to the need to observe the phenomenon of transmedia narratives, its founding elements and the processes related to them, with the aim to elaborate a catalogue of criteria for the analysis and consideration of key element of transmedia storytelling.

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2016): Transmedia Storytelling: Resignifing Media Consume

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Monograph

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Nieves Rosendo Sánchez, University of Granada

Personal Docente e Investigador de la Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Información y Comunicación.

Miembro del Proyecto de Investigación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (i+D) CSO2013-47288 Narrativas transmediales: nuevos modos de ficción audiovisual, comunicación informativa y performance en la era digital (Nar_Trans)

How to Cite

Rosendo Sánchez, N. (2016). Transmedial Worlds: Conceptual Review and Theoretical Approaches on the Art of Worldmaking. Journal ICONO 14, 14(1), 49-70. https://doi.org/10.7195/ri14.v14i1.930

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