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''Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction'', Jeff VanderMeer | ''Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction'', Jeff VanderMeer | ||
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''How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps: Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans'', Jared Blando | ''How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps: Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans'', Jared Blando | ||
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''Polygonal Map Generation for Games'' | ''Polygonal Map Generation for Games'' | ||
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/polygon-map-generation/ | http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/polygon-map-generation/ | ||
''Generating fantasy maps'' | ''Generating fantasy maps'' | ||
https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ | https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/ | ||
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''101 Things I Learned in Architecture School'', Matthew Frederick | ''101 Things I Learned in Architecture School'', Matthew Frederick | ||
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''The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building'', David J. Peterson | ''The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building'', David J. Peterson | ||
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https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/the-ultimate-guide-to-world-building-how-to-write-fantasy-sci-fi-and-real-life-worlds/ | https://writersedit.com/fiction-writing/the-ultimate-guide-to-world-building-how-to-write-fantasy-sci-fi-and-real-life-worlds/ | ||
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''The Visual Story: Crafting the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media'', Bruce Block | ''The Visual Story: Crafting the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media'', Bruce Block | ||
https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Story-Creating-Structure-Digital-ebook/dp/B00BY79JEQ | https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Story-Creating-Structure-Digital-ebook/dp/B00BY79JEQ |
Revision as of 08:29, 12 September 2018
Resources for the craft of creating fictional worlds.
FICTIONAL WORLDS IN GENERAL
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction, Jeff VanderMeer
Building Imaginary Worlds: The Theory and History of Subcreation, Mark J.P. Wolf
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Imaginary-Worlds-History-Subcreation/dp/0415631203
Kobold Guide to world building, Wolfgang Baur & Jeff Grubb,
World-building: A writer's guide to constructing star systems and life-supporting planets, Stephen L. Gillet.
World-building from the inside out, Janeen Ippolito
Way With Worlds Book 1: Crafting Great Fictional Settings, Steven Savage,
GURPS Space, Steve Jackson, William A. Barton & David Pulver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS_Space
Literary Wonderlands, Laura Miller
MAPS
How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps: Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans, Jared Blando
Polygonal Map Generation for Games
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~amitp/game-programming/polygon-map-generation/
Generating fantasy maps
https://mewo2.com/notes/terrain/
ENVIRONMENTS
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School, Matthew Frederick
https://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Learned-Architecture-School/dp/0262062666
An Architectural Approach to Level Design, Christopher W. Totten
Filmcraft: Production Design, Fionnuala Halligan
101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School, Matthew Frederick
LANGUAGES
The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building, David J. Peterson
BLOGS & ARTICLES
https://gizmodo.com/7-worldbuilding-tropes-science-fiction-and-fantasy-need-1659804610
https://io9.gizmodo.com/7-deadly-sins-of-worldbuilding-998817537
RELATED SUBJECTS
The Visual Story: Crafting the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media, Bruce Block
https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Story-Creating-Structure-Digital-ebook/dp/B00BY79JEQ