Two participants engaged in iterative sequences of information exchange through a medium are participating in a conversation. The information exchange is most typically thought of as thinking, speaking, and listening. A conversation assumes a common language of sorts, and enough of a shared frame of reference that the conversants can make sense of one another. The conversation both leverages and is held in the context of the two participants shared memories. The conversation is contained within a conversational environment that contains spaces, things, and processes that may influence the shape and direction of the conversation. Through the exchange of information, the entities each construct new memories, and are changed.
