Building Immersive Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds
Miles and Jackson explore the essential systems and techniques for creating compelling science fiction and fantasy worlds that captivate audiences across visual media and print, from foundational world-building principles to practical implementation strategies.
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Your world needs to function like a character in your story, with its own central driving force and underlying tensions that keep pulling the audience forward. It's not just a backdrop; it's a living system of interconnected physical, cultural, and historical layers that actively creates the conflicts and opportunities driving the narrative.
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How to create a compelling, immersive, and engaging science fiction or fantasy world for visual media and print.
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