{"product_id":"worlding-a-guide-for-creators-in-changing-times-paperback","title":"Worlding: A Guide for Creators in Changing Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Cheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVenkatesh Rao\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a World? How do I create one? How do I keep it alive? And when should I set it free? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a new art emerging, ripe for our strange and complex times: Worlding - the practice of creating dynamic systems that take on a life of their own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in print for the first time, WORLDING is an essential handbook for artists, founders, parents, and creators of all kinds. Drawing on Cheng's experience as an artist building multi-agent simulations, the book offers practical methods for making worlds by channeling four creative personas inside every creator: the Director, Cartoonist, Hacker, and Emissary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition gathers Cheng's original writings on Worlding, alongside a foreword by Venkatesh Rao and the Worlding Raga dialogues between the two. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart psychological reflection, part creative guide, WORLDING explores ways to navigate darkness and sustain agency in a time of unraveling old realities and emerging weird ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.73 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54094331543859,"sku":"9781068765728","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aR9fDDOxjC9781068765728.webp?v=1789634792","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/worlding-a-guide-for-creators-in-changing-times-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}