ICU: Creation Process

❇︎ 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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• "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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• 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 ¶

• 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.