Ecological World-Building: From Science Fiction to Virtual Reality
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Ecological World-Building: From Science Fiction to Virtual Reality
In its most popular use, worldbuilding refers to a practice derived from fantasy or science fiction, where systems, characters, and mechanics assemble to satisfy the expectation that a fictional world should be convincing and complete. More broadly, it should be stated, worldbuilding is simply part of writing fiction: Sally Rooney does worldbuildin... See more
Without World - The White Review
Pallasmaa draws substantial implications from this situation, including the loss of our ability to truly imagine alternative worlds.
Arturo Escobar • Designs for the Pluriverse: Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds (New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century)
But then it’s not only about disseminating information. Over the years, we’ve also seen libraries take on the role of disseminating the networks necessary to receive information. So the pandemic also demonstrated how many people are on the wrong side of the digital divide, how many kids could not get online for school. How many people could not app... See more
Multispecies Worldbuilding Lab • Shannon Mattern - multispecies worldbuilding lab
Luckily, we are in the midst of a strange transitional era. Worlds are stretching faster than we can stomach. Old Worlds are forking off younger Worlds to keep their games going. World boundaries are breaking and reforming. We are developing not only a tolerance for the disorientations caused by the stretching of Worlds, but a desire to experience
... See moreIan Cheng • Emissary's Guide To Worlding
This is not a book about worldbuilding, or how to make your fantasy novel more credible. It's a book about Worlding. It's about re-enchanting our complex times by creating futures you can believe in, over and over again.