ICU: Creation Process
✵ Octagon of Mooland Development ✵
❇︎ Overview of the creation process / production flow. Not to be out of phase. There's a fantastic method to this madness.
❇︎ While the phases here have a sequence — it's not a strictly linear process. It's an interconnected cycle of generation.
1. Base Mapping ¶
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- Mapping and examining our existing materials
- Brainstorming & co-creative crafting process
- Refining the "seed material" for the universe
We explore the visions that have come to be, refining them into "seeds" or parameters that flavor the upcoming universe.
2. Core Genesis ¶
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- A: Creation of Worlds - "SPACE"
- B: Creation of Beings - "AWARENESS"
- C: Creation of States - "TIME"
We go through the various aspects of world-building to create a comprehensive frame of reference for our narrative realms.
3. Trial Journeys ¶
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- First "breath of life" into the Inner Cookie Universe
- Set of meaningful short narratives with selected characters
- Reflection and review of the feelings & impacts generated from these journeys
We render out trial journeys to experiment with the budding universe, reviewing and collecting feedback from beta-readers.
4. First Epic ¶
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- First major character on the extensive "hero's journey"
- Exploration & expansion of the ICU world and its potentials
- Delivery of initial core wisdom & journey through the passages of life
We create the first "full package" with a proper book-length epic journey and bring it before a broader audience.
5. Deep Access ¶
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- "Zoomable" narrative media in novel digital format
- Condensation of multiple layers of parallel substance
- Establishing the "generative engine" with a "meta codex"
We craft together the "alchemical machine" atop a meta-format, generating wisdom narrative at multiple depths.
6. World Extraction ¶
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- Collecting classical and essential human narratives from across the world
- Extracting a reference base of transformative themes, archetypes, motifs, trials/passages
- Folk tales, World epics: Greek, Nordic, Egyptian, Far-Eastern, Indian { Hindu: Puranas... Buddha: Jatakas... }
We extract and operationalize the essence and patterns of the rich literary tradition of the world at the hearts of human culture.
7. Wisdom Integration ¶
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- Collecting and organizing all the core wisdom for a well-rounded human life
- Extracting a reference base of knowledge/insights and systems/sets from various traditions
- Adaptation and "wedding" of wisdom and narrative into a playful and profound universe
We extract and integrate core wisdom from diverse sources, encoding it into a single frame as a basis for narrative explorations.
8. Universal Synthesis ¶
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- Alignment, harmonization, the full expression of essences
- Clear and pure action, feeling, insight as a living universe
- Unlimited potential for transformative and soul-healing media
We reach a "critical mass" of harmonized accumulation, landing us with the resources for a potential infinity of essential narratives.