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Exploring the concept of world-building, this study examines how imaginary worlds function across various media, including literature, film, and video games. Mark J.P. Wolf shifts the focus from traditional narrative and genre analysis to view these worlds as dynamic entities with their own characteristics. He highlights their transnarrative, transmedial, and transauthorial qualities, making them significant subjects for Media Studies. The chapters delve into various aspects of these worlds, offering a comprehensive analysis of their impact and relevance in contemporary culture.

New technologies continue to shape communication and how we think about and relate to the world around us. What is rarely examined is how these new media relate to morals and ethics in society and culture. In a series of twelve essays, written from a variety of viewpoints including philosophy, communication, media and art, and situating its arguments around the three poles of technology, community, and religion, this collection examines the relationship between morals and ethics and new media, ranging from the ways in which new communication technologies are employed to their effects on the messages communicated and those who use them.