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Capturing polymorphic creations: towards ontological heterogeneity and transmodiology

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This paper addresses the vast practice encompassed under the placeholder term polymorphic creations: contemporary tie-ins, pervasive gaming, telematic arts and so on. A position is put forward where a heterogenous model is championed in favour of a shared ontology. This is contextualized according to polymorphic practices and larger cultural shifts. This paper is, therefore, a theoretical analysis of potential polymorphic-specific methodologies.

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          IE '07: Proceedings of the 4th Australasian conference on Interactive entertainment
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          1. alternate reality games
          2. convergence
          3. cross-media
          4. hypercomplexity
          5. integration
          6. ludology
          7. narratology
          8. ontology
          9. schema
          10. transdisciplinarity
          11. transmedia

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