Frank Branch, MLIS KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION IN TRANSMEDIA FICTIONAL WORLDS Theresa Arias, MLIS A study of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Universe, and Star Wars Jolene Kennah, MLIS Rebekah Philips, MLIS RESEARCH QUESTIONS DOMAIN ANALYSIS TONY STAR K [Character] Question 1: Parent: Howard Stark, Jr How is knowledge contained within the narratives of Has Power: Super Intellect transmedia fictional worlds inherently structured Lives In: Malibu, CA as a domain? Led: Stark Industries Created: Iron Man Mark I Power Suit Question 2: Arc Reactor How do end-users navigate, organize and understand Alias: The Mechanic the information contained in the narratives of The Consultant transmedia fictional worlds? Morality : Neutral 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Behavioral Style: Chaotic Sources Examples Codes Source of Nature: Purchased Technological KEY CONSIDERATIONS & METHODOLOGY CARD SORT STUDY How do you represent multiple truths? n = 19 How do you represent the tone of a relationship? 5 Source: http://author-quest.blogspot.com/2015/06/is-tony-stark-becoming-villain.html How do you represent critical changes to things? 14 CA PTUR ED by TERROR ISTS [Metamorphosis Event] Literature Review Becomes Iron Man Stops Selling Weapons Males Females Domain Analysis 4 6 9 IRON MA N [Character] Preliminary Ontology Other Identity: Tony Stark Has Power: Super Strength Age 26-35 Age 35-40 Age 18-25 Repulser Beams Micro Missiles Super Senses 4 Artificial Intelligence 6 Card Sort Study Power Armor Lives In: Stark Tower 4 Created By: Tony Stark 5 Morality : Good Behavioral Style: Lawful Final Ontology Source of Nature: Technological Source: http://avengers.marvelkids.com/characters/iron-man DEFINITIONS SUMMARY & FUTURE RESEARCH Transmedia: OWL Based Ontological Model: A story world building technique that produces co- ~ 72 classes ordinated, multi-platform stories with each plat- ~ 239 properties emphasizing relationships form producing its own stand-alone narrative that ~ 13 different controlled vocabularies creates new entries into the world with 100 terms & expansion rules Fictional World: Future Research Opportunities: The characters, associations, family trees, events, The Fan The Scholar The Creator The Brand Manager ~ Future user studies (i.e. personas other than fan) organizations, locations, science, technology, reli- ~ Expanding properties and relationships even more gions, philosophies, tropes, themes, natural laws ~ Relationship between world size & model usability and/or other components found within the narra- Obsessed with the Studies the Makes the Manages the ~ Develop interactive, input, & comparison UIs tive elements of a fictional transmedia story and Transmedia Property Transmedia Property Transmedia Property Transmedia Property ~ Develop more exploratory links between classes their connections to the real-world & new terms for the controlled vocabularies Special thanks to Dr.. Jin Ha Lee (sponsor), Travis Windleharth & the crew at Olympic Cards and Comics (Aid and Assistance) © 2016 .