Rebecca Rouse
Associate Professor in Media Arts, Aesthetics and Narration
School of Informatics
Worldbuilding: Practice and Research G1F
Course, Bachelor's (1st cycle),
7.5 credits,
ME421G
Application
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Autumn 2024, Location: Skövde, Pace of study: 50%
Application
Application is done after nomination.
Course syllabus, with reading list
When? Where? How?
Study period: 2 September 2024 - 3 November 2024
Location: Skövde, Campus, Daytime
Pace of study: 50%
Admission Requirements
The course has the following entry requirements: passed ME113G Dramaturgy G1N (or the equivalent).
Selection
Guaranteed admission.
Language
The courses are conducted in English.
Worldbuilding is a method in managing elements in a story and their progressive development.
With worldbuilding techniques, the producers of a fictional work can construct a framework for the story world, setting the terms and conditions within which environment, belief systems and characters can interact. Key for making effective worldbuilding is to gather research that supports this framework. Worldbuilding was developed within science fiction and utopia studies and is even now regarded as an important tool with which we can reach into the future – the future development of characters and story-world. During the course we will both analyze and build story-worlds, we will work individually as well as in group to worldbuild according to our own creativity as well as to external demands.
