Title: Narrative in an online community

Authors: Ken Newman

Addresses: School of Computing and IT, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, 4111 Qld, Australia

Abstract: For individuals, narrative provides structure and enhances engagement with content. For communities, narrative is a means of encapsulating communal culture and identity. This paper discusses the use of narrative structures in the ComeRideWithMe project, an online community of hospitals and schools sharing the adventures of a world motorbike tour, using non-linear narrative devices such as character breakdown, multiple points of view and macro-narrative.

Keywords: online communities; collaborative story; narrative.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2005.008112

International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2005 Vol.1 No.4, pp.475 - 487

Published online: 16 Nov 2005 *

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