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==== Worldbuilding ==== | ==== Worldbuilding ==== | ||
- | Worldbuilding is literally | + | Worldbuilding is about "building" |
=== Process === | === Process === | ||
- | A skeletal scenario or another type of sketch that came out of a [[speculation_and_visioning|visioning]] exercise should exist before beginning this exercise. Worldbuilding can be done in a workshop, or it can be a writing and visualising exercise that can continue online after the workshop. It can also be outsourced to writers or game designers | + | A skeletal scenario or another type of sketch that came out of a [[speculation_and_visioning|visioning]] exercise should exist before beginning this exercise. Worldbuilding can be done in a workshop, or it can be a writing and visualising exercise that can continue online after the workshop. It can also be outsourced to writers or game designers |
+ | * Step 1: Frame the worldbuilding as an exercise that should make scenarios come to life and add rich details on local and global scales. | ||
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+ | * Step 1a (optional): If you have multiple scenarios, invite the participants to choose one to work on (or select groups randomly). Break into groups of no more than five people. | ||
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+ | * Step 2: Have a discussion about what this world might be like on the surface: | ||
+ | * What are the visible characteristics of this world on the global scale (geography, climate, urbanisation…)? | ||
+ | * What is the local setting like (landscape, weather, architecture, | ||
+ | * What are the inhabitants like? What do they eat and wear? Where do they live? | ||
+ | * Who are the main ' | ||
+ | * What does everyday life in this world look like? | ||
+ | * What might be considered big news? | ||
+ | * What might be important events? | ||
+ | * Which behaviours are dominant? | ||
+ | * What are the known issues/ | ||
+ | * Does this world have a name? | ||
+ | * Where are the boundaries of this world? | ||
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+ | * Step 3: Discuss the driving forces that shape this world: | ||
+ | * What are the forces in this world? If applicable, who are 'the powers-that-be', | ||
+ | * Who (if anyone) exists at the fringes of the society? What is their relationship with the driving forces? | ||
+ | * What is the history of this world? Any important events that effected its present form? | ||
+ | * How do the driving forces affect the mundane daily life of the inhabitants? | ||
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+ | * Step 4: Look at the (hidden) dimensions of cultures and stories: | ||
+ | * What are the cultures or civilisations like? | ||
+ | * What are the basic concepts and values in this world? | ||
+ | * What is overly visible in this future? What is invisible? | ||
+ | * What do people believe in? | ||
+ | * Are there any grand (unverifiable) statements emerging in this world? What worldviews do they promote? | ||
+ | * What deeply held perspectives might we come across? | ||
+ | * Are there any spoken or unspoken rules that govern this world? | ||
+ | * How are the values and myths translated into the tangible artefacts and spaces? | ||
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+ | * Step 5: After answering (some of) the questions from the previous steps, summarise the main characteristics of your world in words and images (see [[moodboard]]). | ||
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+ | * Step 7: Present the world(s): If you have been working in different breakout groups, invite each group to present their worlds to each other. This can be done as a ' | ||
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+ | * Step 8 (optional): Follow-up: If applicable the results of the worldbuilding can be written as a story, designed as a map, collage, or a video. Assign tasks to different members of the group to continue the exercise after the workshop. | ||
==== References ==== | ==== References ==== | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
* A masterful worldbuilding of [[http:// | * A masterful worldbuilding of [[http:// | ||
* Worldbuilding on [[https:// | * Worldbuilding on [[https:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
* Kate Messner on [[http:// | * Kate Messner on [[http:// | ||