The N.E.T. System™ (Extended Transmedia Narrative): Theoretical–Methodological Framework v3.2

Version 3.3 Patch Notes This version corrects metadata inconsistency (version tag) in the Zenodo record. All theoretical, methodological, and bibliographic content remains identical to v3.2. No changes to the framework, invariants, or validation protocols. Citations: Use the original DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18143687 for v3.2 content. This record serves as the canonical metadata-corrected version. Extended Transmedia Narrative (N.E.T.) is an original methodological framework designed to address semantic fragmentation, ontological incoherence, and affective dilution that frequently arise in long-form transmedia narratives subjected to sustained expansion over time. The system was not conceived a priori as a theoretical framework. Instead, it emerged ex post facto from the structural, cognitive, and organizational demands encountered during the continuous development of a complex transmedia literary project. Its methodological formalization constitutes a practice-based response to concrete challenges of narrative continuity, canonical validation, and authorial sustainability. Version 3.2 consolidates the theoretical–methodological core of the N.E.T. System and introduces:— a stewarded governance model, with fixed ontological custodianship and supervised external audit,— formal semantic versioning and explicit obsolescence of prior versions,— automated and human validation metrics (SRI, ACI),— coherence-preservation and anti-burnout protocols for independent creators,— and a documented log of methodological failures and revisions as part of its empirical validation process. This record gathers the official, versioned documentation of the N.E.T. System, published with a DOI to ensure academic traceability, formal citability, and long-term digital preservation, and to support supervised replication, critical analysis, and methodological study in academic and creative contexts. This document defines the canonical specification of the N.E.T. System; derivative works may reference but not redefine its core.