Indeterminacy

When I think of indeterminacy I think random, free thinking, undecided, optional. Like a five year old child, or a slot machine. Indeterminacy in media is non linear and in realtime. It is composed of works that lead to many different conclusions; if there even are conclusions to come to. Linear recorded media goes in one planned direction. It leads to one conclusion. Like an episode of Smallville. If you bought and watched all the seasons, you will not be surprised if you watch them again (though you may want to). An episode will never end differently. But the course of the series is undetermined because it is not finished yet. It is being recorded in real time. Non linear media keeps on moving in different directions never stopping, never fully understood. Linear media is set in stone with definition.