Sublime

As we collectively figure out how to facilitate and evaluate positive externalities, there needs to be possibility for involvement, participation and exchange with other groups and potential future stakeholders; a public outside the dark forest .

Modpol is a self-governance toolkit for communities in online worlds. My collaborators and I created the first implementation in a multiplayer game called Minetest, an open-source, noncommercial game developed by its players.

“Anyone can spin up their own Minecraft server and create their own world, [and] invite people in,” Hu said. “That's more where I see the future going, in terms of tools that enable more artists to make their own worlds. Minecraft isn't free, but in terms of access to building these custom worlds, it’s just much more accessible.”