fiktiot

Fiktiot is a term used in literary and media studies to describe the social and cultural effects that fictional content can exert beyond its immediate narrative. The concept is not widely standardized and appears mainly in theoretical discussions and niche scholarship. It focuses on how fiction can influence beliefs, practices, and institutions in various societies.

The word fiktiot blends fiction with action or fact, emphasizing that the boundary between imagined worlds and real life can blur when audiences adopt, adapt, or act on fictional premises.

It is applied across domains such as literature, film, video games, and online storytelling, including fan fiction, alternate reality games, and transmedia narratives, where elements of a fictional world permeate real-world communities and activities.

Potential examples include a fictional policy or technology in a novel shaping public debate, a game world inspiring fans to organize real-life communities, or a science fiction concept prompting researchers to explore related technologies. The framework is used to analyze pathways by which fiction moves into practice.

Scholars who use fiktiot emphasize its usefulness for examining causality, social influence, and cultural production, while critics caution that the term can be vague and risk conflating correlation with causation or overextending claims about fiction's reach.

Related concepts include metafiction, reality effects, media effects, transmedia storytelling, and fan studies.