Extended universe construction techniques are like the reinforced concrete of narrative. The record for tallest building in the world only went up 10% in the 4500y before reinforced concrete (Great Pyramid to Ulm Minster ~1890). Then shot up 5x in just 100y (Burj Khalifa)
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For it to be a fair comparison, you’d have to include not just the screenplays and source comic books, but all the info/documentation for costumes, camera, sets, etc. I’d guess the raw byte count is at least 5x.
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I stand corrected. This Mongolian epic is 2.5x Mahabharata.
I’m a raw word count admirer. Quantity has a quality all its own etc.
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Why should you try to tell the biggest stories you can at the technological limit? Because you can. Also stress test the limit of the biggest idea the human head can hold.
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I think the metaverse will open the door to stories you can explore for a lifetime. Complete alt-histories to immersively inhabit cradle to grave. With AI procedural generation, you can create a lifetime worth of narrative space in a few years problem. Lifelong theme parks.
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Not simulationism though. That’s a different direction of development
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I think many people will choose to live in monolithic life narratives. Not me though. I like variety. I’d switch among several.
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Working hard at improving my uselessness tonight.
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We’re already evolving past extended universes though. Lore spaces are coming.
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But don’t we have just a layered talisman of the Mahabharata? Would you include the audio and the contextual nuances of every oral telling for centuries?
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