WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Definitions of science fiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_science_fiction

    Science fiction is "a literary genre whose necessary and sufficient conditions are the presence and interaction of estrangement and cognition, and whose main formal device is an imaginative framework alternative to the author's empirical environment." [6][26] Thomas M. Disch. 1973.

  3. Science fiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

    Space exploration, as predicted in August 1958 by the science fiction magazine Imagination. Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

  4. Science fiction film - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film

    According to Vivian Sobchack, a British cinema and media theorist and cultural critic: . Science fiction film is a film genre which emphasizes actual, extrapolative, or 2.0 speculative science and the empirical method, interacting in a social context with the lesser emphasized, but still present, transcendentalism of magic and religion, in an attempt to reconcile man with the unknown.

  5. Multimedia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia

    Multimedia refers to the integration of multiple forms of content such as text, audio, images, video, and interactive elements into a single digital platform or application. This integration allows for a more immersive and engaging experience compared to traditional single-medium content. Multimedia is utilized in various fields including ...

  6. Outline of science fiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_science_fiction

    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to science fiction: Science fiction – a genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting. [1][2][3] Exploring the consequences of such innovations is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making ...

  7. Media literacy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_literacy

    Media literacy. Media literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy that includes the ability to access and analyze media messages as well as create, reflect and take action, using the power of information and communication to make a difference in the world. [1] Media literacy applies to different types of media [2] and is seen as ...

  8. Hypermedia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermedia

    e. Hypermedia, an extension of hypertext, is a nonlinear medium of information that includes graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks. This designation contrasts with the broader term multimedia, which may include non-interactive linear presentations as well as hypermedia. The term was first used in a 1965 article written by Ted Nelson ...

  9. Hypertext fiction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_fiction

    Hypertext fiction is a genre of electronic literature characterized by the use of hypertext links that provide a new context for non-linearity in literature and reader interaction. The reader typically chooses links to move from one node of text to the next, and in this fashion arranges a story from a deeper pool of potential stories.