Dirt: Worldbuilding, Pt. 2

Game of Thrones creator George R. R. Martin once grouped worldbuilders into two types: architects and gardeners. These days, there seem to be fewer gardeners (Martin considers himself one), creators who allow a world to organically bloom. Most franchise worlds are architected to market-researched perfection. These efforts are not exclusive to the e... See more

today people flock towards immersive

worlds in the virtual realm

more than 100 million people populate

minecraft where they can build their own

worlds and inhabit them through play

the real world predecessor for minecraft

lego has become the greatest toy company

in the world with a population of

mini-figs of 3.7 billion the largest

ethnic group on the plane... See more

What’s fascinating, though, and I alluded to this earlier, is that it’s a fluid community. We have a community where creators come in. We have creators who are designers, artists, musicians, and businesspeople. They dynamically form teams in our community. As studios, they produce an experience and then can reform into other teams. It’s an evolving... See more