cyberdrama

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- Ancient Greek δρᾰ́ω (drắō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμᾰ (drâmă)bor. Late Latin drāmabor. English drama English cyberdrama From cyber- + drama, coined by Janet Murray in her book Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace (1998).

  1. derived from δρᾶμα — “an act, a theatrical act, a play
  2. borrowed from drāma
  3. prefixed as cyberdrama — “cyber + drama

Definitions

  1. Any of the forms of (possibly interactive) storytelling shaped and influenced by…

    Any of the forms of (possibly interactive) storytelling shaped and influenced by cyberspace and the Internet.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cyberdrama. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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