Terms starting withm

# Machine Learning

Subset of artificial intelligence that involves the development of algorithms that allow computers to learn and adapt through experience, used in digital narratives to generate content or enhance interactivity

# Materiality

Physical qualities and characteristics of digital media, emphasizing the importance of the medium itself in the creation and interpretation of texts

# Media Ecology

Complex interactions between media, technology, and human environments, including the ways media and communication technologies affect human perception, understanding, and society

# Media-specificity

Acknowledgement of the centrality of a text's technical attributes which combine to enact meaning, often associated with materiality

Meme

An image, video, or text that is shared and modified extensively by users in digital spaces, giving rise to a rich body of derivatives

# Metainterface

Determination of the ubiquity of networked and responsive interfaces, exploring how they mediate and shape our interaction with technology, information, and one another

# Metareference

A commentary on a specific medium or media in general, often drawing attention to the medium's materiality, its position within a larger cultural context of its creation, or its links to other specific works of art, thus, emphasizing the distinction between what is fiction and what is real

# Multilinearity

The integration of multiple paths or outcomes into narratives, allowing readers or players to experience different storylines based on their choices

# Multimodality

The integration of multiple modes of communication and expression, such as text, image, sound, and interactivity, to create rich, layered experiences