Gen4: Creating New Worlds, XR & the Generative Worldbuilders

The process of creating new worlds has a specific generative rhythm and flow that starts with a process of envisioning, encapsulation and mutual ideation.

Process of Designing New Worlds

Designing new mixes on #maximalism via #Midjourney is quite fun & these concepts are among the most vibrant and saturated works I've ever tried in this #crystalcore style. My #promptcraft detail is shared to the subscribers in the Realitycraft group (those who have picked up the book, have taken a course or are clients of the gallery here get first access to new releases, experiments and news).

The Promptcraft guidebook is up at https://a.co/d/68zoLzS to get started and my recent interview on this process of prompt writing is now up at Techonomy.

Creating protopian worlds or more positive futures is not an easy practice for most people -- envisioning your ideas and bringing that experience to life is often where creative people get stuck, somewhere between ideation and action. Getting unstuck is where tools can be helpful, both human and physical, interactive and also generative ideation tools can open us up to new ideas.

Generating to Get Unstuck Creatively

Stepping into a generative tool like Midjourney here functions in a similar way to my trips to museums or art books in my design lab. In my artistic practices I'm blending the human with the collectively informed, engaging the participatory human side of creative ideation with the generative and expansive capacities available to us now in a dance that's a mix of methods that now include R&D in #NeRFs and #AR of 3D objects in my physical gallery space here at Realitycraft.

When I started prompting for crystals, crystalline structures and biomimicry in environmental design maybe 2 years ago within tools like Wombo, it was to train new models on the languages of nature and how to work with a mix of design motifs similar to the works I had created in Second Life from 2005-2011 for ManorMeta narrative worldbuilding. Having a decade of immersive work to lean back into helped form new ideas and new ways of combining those works into new boards and concepts, which made their way into my first Midjourney works almost a year ago. I took my old photos and got to work with new models.

Creating Generative Works in Physical Form

Now that Design Science Studio/Bucky Fuller Institute training & R&D time is yielding a wild mix of antiques, home decor & crystalline/stone structures including works I've made here in person at Realitycraft to create these effects at home, lower cost since most of us can't afford giant slabs of marble and precious stones in our homes. I've spent decades creating designs informed by nature and how the natural world becomes art in our homes. I then make, #DIY, source and sell that art, both #antiques and modern to match those photographs and design motifs like you see here. Some of it I make from scratch to meet concept briefs.

In this design process I use the creative & generative tools to mix, remix, blend and try new things before painting and figuring out wallpaper, antiques and art to match the concept and ideas. I then go to glass, crystal, stone to create similar effects at home with real objects. Someday I may make wallpapers and other art from these works inspired by crystal and stone. This is part of the process at Realitycraft that comes to life as inspiration for others to make their own homes and spaces beautiful too. This is how I get opal tables, labradorite walls and a wild matrix of natural objects at home as part of a natural #maximalistinteriors concept made of wood, stone, glass and other natural elements.

Creative Promptcraft & Realitycraft Private Workshops

Today I offer creative workshops by the day or week to engage in the worldbuilding process, supporting designers and teams to use these new tools in tandem with their existing talents, team and skillsets to create more extensive and comprehensive collections ahead of production. More on my services can be found at https://evo.ist and you're welcome to bring me in by the day or week to work with your team on specific production and creative goals internally.

To watch our holographic #WebXR #Polys award ceremony including my talk on #Promptcraft and the #newbook see their video from this Sunday's event.

And a special thanks to Ben Erwin - Julie Smithson - Sophia Moshasha - Trevor Flowers Smith - Neil Trevett - Paige Dansinger - Avi Bar-Zeev & the many others who have helped elevate the power of open communities to collaborate on meaningful outcomes. You can join us through places like xrguild.org if you're a professional in these industries.

The music is on the #maximalism #interiordesignideas video above is from DJ Pumpkin's remix as Nick inspires me endlessly.

I've generated & remixed in design tools likely 40,000 worldbuilding images like these over the last year -- these are a part of that collection I'm testing currently for #worldbuilding future collections and projects. All rights reserved here; please get in touch if you need support creating work like this within your team.