Fictional Universe Knowledge Is Fragmented
Fandom communities have built enormous amounts of structured knowledge about the universes they love, but almost none of it can talk to each other. Here's what that fragmentation actually looks like.
Questions investigated through prototypes, evidence, and writing.
Fandom communities have built enormous amounts of structured knowledge about the universes they love, but almost none of it can talk to each other. Here's what that fragmentation actually looks like.
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