Here is this week’s version of the Thesis Brief. My goal is to continue stripping the fat off of it until it is lean and to the point. I think that this version is a vast improvement over my last attempt, however, I do worry that it is overly vague. Have I actually streamlined my thesis, or have I just replaced lengthy specific discussions with more concise abstractions of the same basic content? I’m hoping the former, but I am also at a point where I’m second guessing everything I write.
Anyhow, on to the brief:
Analytical Frameworks for Intelligent Narrative Technologies
My research is a survey of the current “state-of-the-art” in intelligent narrative technologies. Taking an approach rooted in the humanities and media studies, this work proposes several analytical lenses for evaluating narrative artifacts in new media. Some of these lenses are already widely accepted, while others are the subject of ongoing debate within the field. I propose a pragmatic approach to new media scholarship that situates the understanding of any given artifact at the cross section of these varied approaches. (more…)