About

The Living Glossary of Digital Narrative (LGDN) is an online terminology base for disciplines related to the crafting and study of digital narrative. The LGDN is a growing resource, with new entries being published on a regular basis. As such, it adapts to and reflects evolving terminology use across multiple fields. The LGDN collects multiple meanings of a singular term in one entry, providing a cohesive overview of how a term is employed across different disciplines. This shared vocabulary will aid in the building of a unified community, allowing for productive discussion both within and across disciplines.

Anyone is welcome to suggest or draft an entry for the LGDN. If you would like to write an explication for a term that already has a definition within the LGDN, please contact us to verify that nobody else is currently working on the entry. You are also allowed to submit entries for terms currently not within the LGDN. The specification for entries and how to submit can be found on our submission page.

The LGDN’s editorial process is led by Hannah Ackermans, with Azza Hisham Sakr and Tegan Pyke assisting in key administrative tasks. Newly submitted entries will be peer-reviewed in batches by those with a doctorate level degree related to digital narrative. When the peer review and proofreading processes are complete, terms will be published on the website.

The LGDN is a collaborative project between the Center for Digital Narrative (CDN) at the University of Bergen in Norway, the University of Stuttgart in Germany, and the Baden Württemberg Foundation. The LGDN project was founded by Professor Emeritus Joseph Tabbi and Professor Sibylle Baumbach. Technical development and operations are managed by Colin Robinson.