Microfiction: What Makes a Very Short Story Very Short?

Nelles, William

doi:10.1353/nar.2012.0002

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“…17 In his study of contemporary forms of 'microfiction', Nelles reminds us that 'there have always been artists willing to risk the miniature' going back as far as ancient forms such as the parable and the fable. 18 Yet Twitter's seeming constraints appear to have provided added impetus for users to seek out ever more innovative workarounds and ways of standing out from the busy flow of information with which they have to compete.…”

Section: Experiments With Narrative On Twitter 355mentioning

confidence: 99%

Tales from the Timeline: Experiments with Narrative on Twitter

Thomas¹

2016

Comparative Critical Studies

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Abstract:This article will provide an overview of the state of the art of contemporary forms of Twitterfiction, discussing the varieties and genres that have emerged to date, and considering the extent to which they could be described as 'experimental' based on existing theory. The article will argue that the most innovative examples of Twitterfiction play with key features and affordances of Twitter, but that this in itself may not constitute the kind of artistic experimentation that fundamentally disrupts or changes readers' perceptions or expectations. Moving beyond the current preoccupation with examples of Twitterfiction as 'short bursts of beauty', the article will examine whether Twitter can support more sustained and immersive forms of narrative. It will also argue that in order to understand how these fictions work on Twitter we need to look at the narrative environment more broadly, to fully appreciate how these narratives impact on our daily lives, while also (re)connecting us with existing and traditional patterns and practices.

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Section: Experiments With Narrative On Twitter 355mentioning

confidence: 99%

Tales from the Timeline: Experiments with Narrative on Twitter

Thomas¹

2016

Comparative Critical Studies

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“…Microfictions (or flash fiction, sudden fiction, minute stories, short-shots) are a contemporary miniature narrative genre of literature, which are (usually) shorter than 700 words (Nelles 2012). Therefore, the main research problem is stated: to what extent does the enhanced context of art galleries impact on the online viewer's experience and behaviour?…”

Section: Creating An Online Art Exhibition: the Impact Of Online Contmentioning

confidence: 99%

Position Papers of the 2015 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems

Shulyma

Davidsson²,

Shendryk

et al. 2015

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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EAR Reader, it is our pleasure to present to you Position Papers of the 2015 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS), which took place in Łódź, Poland, on September 13-16, 2015. This is the third year when position papers have been introduced as a separate category of contributions. They represent emerging research papers and challenge papers. The former present preliminary research results from work-in-progress based on sound scientific approach but presenting work not completely validated as yet. The latter propose and describe research challenges in theory or practice of computer science and information systems. viii HE AAIA'15 will bring researchers, developers, practitioners, and users to present their latest research, results, and ideas in all areas of artificial intelligence. We hope that theory and successful applications presented at the AAIA'15 will be of interest to researchers and practitioners who want to know about both theoretical advances and latest applied developments in Artificial Intelligence. As such AAIA'15 will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners to address the important issues. DT TOPICS Papers related to theories, methodologies, and applications in science and technology in this theme are especially solicited. Topics covering industrial issues/applications and academic research are included, but not limited to: Real-world Applications of Intelligent Systems• Rough Sets PROFESSOR ZDZISLAW PAWLAK BEST PAPER AWARDS We are proud to announce that we will continue the tradition started during the AAIA'06 Symposium and award two "Professor Zdzislaw Pawlak Best Paper Awards" for contributions which are outstanding in their scientific quality. The two award categories are:• Best Student Paper -for graduate or PhD students. Papers qualifying for this award must be marked as "Student full paper" to be eligible for consideration.• Best Paper Award for the authors of the best paper appearing at the Symposium. Candidates for the awards can come from AAiA and all workshops organized within its framework (i.e. AIMaViG, AIMA, ASIR, CEIM, LQMR, WCO).In addition to a certificate, each award carries a prize of 300 EUR provided by the Mazowsze Chapter of the Polish Information Processing Society.IFSA AWARD FOR YOUNG SCIENTIST During the Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AAIA) Symposium, the International Fuzzy Systems Association (IFSA) Best Paper Award for Young Scientist, will be presented.Candidates for the awards can come from AAiA and all workshops organized within its framework (i.e. AIMaViG, AIMA, ASIR, CEIM, LQMR, WCO). Abstract-Difficulties have been associated with accurately diagnosing patients with thyroid dysfunction (PTD); however, measuring thyroid hormone levels in all individuals is challenging. We successfully constructed a prediction model for PTD by adopting pattern recognition methods using a combination of six routine laboratory tests, and identified 21 new PTD using our screening meth...

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“…But the experience of tweeting about the landscape or the weather may result in a tweet that feels as if it is both complete in and of itself and the culmination of a thought process. For example, Flash fiction -also termed very short, short fiction, micro-fiction or sudden fiction -has an established history and is well-documented (Nelles, 2012). Flash nonfiction -also termed short creative non-fiction, sudden non-fiction and miniature memoir -is a newer, emerging form (Hershman, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%