In May I went to Lisbon to give the opening talk at the Autonomous Worlds Summit. A convergence of 54 web3 game builders and community members who came together to hang out and discuss all things onchain games & autonomous worlds
Worlds A Walk Though: Their History Done Quick
The talk was the first outing for some of the material from my book The Web Was a Side Quest.
A fast-paced history on how ‘worlds’ as we know them came to be. From their origins in Prussian statistical simulations, through psychodrama and the innovations in role-play of the 1950s, to paracosmic world-building of Tolkien. Ideas that found their unlikely combination in the creation of Dungeons & Dragons. A conceptual breakthrough that immediately fused with computing to create a new medium that is reshaping the modern world.
If you want to read more from me on Autonomous Worlds: Check out my Wind-up worlds essay from May 2022 or my essay collection at worldrunning.guide.
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