Wanderer · USC Media Lab

Wanderer

"What if there is a world 300 years from now, built on the detritus of a former civilization?"

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How the world came together

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Collapse story-system map
Collapse MapEvery driver of collapse, mapped into one story system.
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Annotated world map
World MapThe geography: settlements, harbors, and nomadic routes.
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Faction moodboards
The FactionsPirates, seafarers, and nomads, and the trade between them.
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Psychogeographic map
Psychogeography20,000 people, mapped by movement, trade, and tension.
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World assembly board
The World BoardEvery faction and artifact, made into one consistent world.
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Character sheet
A LifeSakamotoj, a story keeper, across eight moments.
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City districts
The CitiesKivogaq's settlements, from metropolis to kelp town.

Zooming in

The Nomads

The current between the islands. A life in constant motion, threading trade, memory, and survival through ice.

Tasiilap Aqqutaa · The Nomads
Kivogaq Trade · Energy and Agriculture
Forbidden Island Trade · Survival Under Seal
Pirate Island · The Route Not Taken
Transportation
What They Give, What They Keep
Seasonal Flow of Goods and Survival
Culture of Sound, Song, and Memory