Domain Map - Draft 01

I have based my domain map on the “family tree” or “character map” found at the beginning of many Japanese comics books. The purpose of the character map is to explain to readers the relationships between all relevant characters. This variety of diagram is especially useful for readers who are continuing with a manga series after a considerable hiatus and need a refresher on the character dynamics.
The domains and subtopics related to my thesis concept stem from two sets of “Parent Domains.” The first of these two duos is composed of “Digital Platforms” and “Language Study.” “Digital Platforms” refers to the delivery of content by means of digital interfaces, specifically highlighting the use of interactive properties unique to this format.
As illustrated by figure 1, the aforementioned domain is “married” to “Language Study,” which embodies the dynamics, processes, and techniques comprising the study of a foreign language. The result of this combination yields the “Child Domain,” “Digital Language Reference,” which simply specifies linguistic reference material as the deliverable featured upon a digital device or application.
Shifting our focus to the adjacent set of parents, we find “Japan” and “Narrative” – two exceptionally broad domains. In an effort to narrow down the substantial components of these two areas, the child “Anime and Manga” is specified. This domain encompasses the aesthetics and themes found in anime and manga as well as the fan-base of said media both domestically and internationally.
The two families described above intersect with the marriage of “Anime and Manga” to “Digital Language Reference,” which yields “Educational Narrative.” At this juncture, an exterior bloodline is introduced with the interjection of “Personal Experience.” “Educational Narrative” and “Personal Experience” form the youngest merger of ideas, leading to three offspring domains: “Information Architecture,” “Narrative Immersion,” and “Personal Narrative.”
Sadly, these parents do not love their children equally. “Personal Narrative” is the clear favorite, while “Narrative Immersion” is dealt the most freedom and intellectual respect. This leaves “Information Architecture” with the dismal fate of frequent emotional abuse. Many falsely accuse him of being a bastard child – the result of a forbidden love affair between “Educational Narrative” and “Computer Science.” Both parties deny said claims.