Invented worlds

These sources build or describe imagined places. They include novels, larps, games, films and exhibitions. Some are about the craft, and some just point at the world.

Part of Emergence. 16 sources from 7 subjects. A source can carry several themes. These tags are this wiki's own reading, not claims the sources make.

In the Hills, the Cities

Not stated. From Fiction and literature.

A short wiki entry that retells the plot of a Clive Barker story.

No Moods, Ads or Cutesy Fucking Icons

Not stated on the page (the bookmark note names Peter Watts). From Fiction and literature.

The front page of a blog, with post excerpts and a sidebar of climate items.

There Is No Antimemetics Division

qntm. From Fiction and literature.

The author's landing page for a novel, followed by a thread of 96 reader comments.

Women of Afrofuturism: Pioneering Visions of the Future

Uduak Asuquo (noirpress). From Fiction and literature.

A magazine article describing an airport exhibition on Black women in Afrofuturism.

Mars Express (2023) directed by Jérémie Périn • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

Not stated (hosted by Letterboxd Limited, film data from TMDB). From Film, animation and video.

A Letterboxd page for the animated science fiction film Mars Express.

Amberspire review: a sci-fi city-builder that knows when enough is enough

Josh Broadwell, Polygon. From Games and game design.

A review of Amberspire, a dice-driven city-builder set on a moon built as a tomb.

I'm Making Strandfall, a Solarpunk Orienteering Larp

Adrian Hon. From Games and game design.

A game designer announces an outdoor larp that uses custom radio devices.

Micro and Macro History

Holly Nielsen, guest writer on the Lunar Division blog. From Games and game design.

A historian on the Amberspire team explains how large and small history shape its story.

The Collective Ambition Behind Odysseus, a Game-changing Sci-fi Larp

Adrian Hon, interviewing Laura Kröger. From Games and game design.

An interview with the lead producer of a large volunteer-run science-fiction larp.

The invention of the MMO

Virginia Postrel and Works in Progress. From Games and game design.

A magazine feature on Habitat, the 1980s online world for the Commodore 64.

Live Action Mecha of the '80s and '90s

Sean O'Mara (Zimmerit). From Making visual worlds.

A short fan-site post surveying live-action promotional videos and films based on Japanese mecha franchises.

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Matt Leone (Design Room). From Making visual worlds.

An oral history of how the game Shadow of the Colossus was made.

Show HN: Hallucinate – Massively Multiplayer Online Rave

Posted by stagas, with replies from many commenters. From Music as code and DAW control.

A Hacker News launch thread for Hallucinate, a browser world of dancing avatars.

Foucault's Pendulum

Not stated (Wikipedia, written by volunteer editors). From Occult, myth and religion.