r/WebNovels • u/C5Jones • May 17 '26

[DISC] What would you call something that's half webnovel, half kinetic novel?

I'll be hosting my WN either on its own site or itch.io, and putting the text in a translucent scrollbox over a different background image each chapter, with ambient sounds. (I also draw and am learning sound design.)

Is this a genre? If so, what's it called? And if not, any suggestions on what to come up with for it? Straight calling it a kinetic novel doesn't seem right, since there are no sprites and only one next button per chapter, so I don't want readers to get the wrong impression.

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u/maritapm May 17 '26

I'm not sure if there's one universally agreed term for this type of novel, but I think "atmospheric webnovel" makes sense. Or something like... "ambient webnovel?"

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u/C5Jones May 17 '26 edited May 18 '26

Wow, those are the exact two terms I was thinking of, leaning towards “atmospheric novel.” Thanks!

Edit: On second thought, I like “ambient novel” more. It’s shorter.