Building Your Science Fiction Setting | The Way of Worldbuilding
So you've decided to start building your own original science fiction setting. The only question left, is how to begin. The Templin Institute has investigated this in depth, and is happy to help. 00:00 | Introduction 03:34 | Table of Contents 05:37 | Setting Subgenre 06:47 | Setting Tone 09:08 | Tangent #1 - The Tone of Battlefield 2042 11:17 | Setting Focus 13:09 | Tangent #2 - The Focus of Alien 15:57 | Geography - Earth & Humanity 19:12 | Tangent #3 - Words That Shouldn't Exist Without Earth 21:15 | Geography - Setting Extent 30:13 | Timeframe 38:56 | Technology 48:40 | Aliens 53:12 | Geopolitics 57:23 | Conflict 58:51 | Conclusion 🔸 This episode of the Way of Worldbuilding covers all the theories and ideas, to see them put into practice, as well as the next lore video from our science fiction universe, check out our secondary channel. @DawnofVictory2289 🔹 The Standard Sci Fi Setting https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph... The Templin Institute. Investigating alternate worlds. New episodes every week. Other Divisions & Branches: 🔹 Patreon | / templininstitute 🔹 The Templin Commissary | https://shop.templin.institute 🔹 Twitch | / templininstitute 🔹 The Templin Archives | / @templinarchives 🔹 YouTube Membership | / @templininstitute 🔹 Submit Your Episode Idea | https://ideas.templin.institute/ Communications & Media: 🔹 Website | https://www.templin.institute/ 🔹 Discord | / discord 🔹 Facebook | / templininstitute 🔹 Twitter | / templinedu 🔹 Instagram | / templininstitute 🔹 Subreddit | / templininstitute 🔹 Mailing Address | Unit 144 - 919 Centre St SW Calgary, AB T2E 2P6 Ending music "Battle Forever" used under license from Shutterstock.com.

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