[jason taylor]

Wikibook:

This is a form of literature made possible by new informational technology. There are several examples of them, some of which reach the level of national symbols. What they all share in common is being a nested story with one central theme sprouting outward into branches in a format similar to what one thousand and one nights achieves on paper. With the technique of linking narrative elements together it can reach an unbelievable degree of elaboration and in most cases no one person has read all of it. They are usually the product of such organizations as entertainment guilds rather than individuals and in many cases are continually added to as said guild judges the worthiness of a story.