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Settling in for presentations for @USC_MediaArts‘ World Building class from @alexmcdowell and WbML!

My final project for this course? Oh, just a comic book designed for IMAX. 0:-)

Eduardo gives us a VR tour of Makoko 2036 in this morning’s final presentations from our worldbuilding class.

Eduardo introduces us to the fungal fog collector invented by his character, Jay Austin.

Teresa Bosch introduces us to Noah, a passionate educator in Makoko 2036…

…And then Noah shares his story himself. “I knew hell that day… But I feel commitment to rebuild that community!”

“Our motto is learn as playing, and play as learning!“ This is AWESOME. :D

Yining introduces Cordelia, the first woman in, and eventual group leader of, the Area Boys.

Ruslan introduces Tejumola, the creator of a virtual reality platform that local authorities attack as a new drug.

Ilani introduces us to Rasheeda, a leader of the new Mama Makoko school, with a mix of spoken word poetry and song.

Ilani’s mix of poetry and song was spectacular!

My fellow @USC_MediaArts PhD student Brian introduces William, a leader of our future Makoko’s maker movement.

WbML's latest rubric for the Makoko 2036 world build -

Congratulations to this semester's World Building class from WbML at #USC! Great work searching for a better #narativedesign

Add another dimension and get into a virtual reality w/ Fight Club's Alex McDowell tomorrow filmindep.org/LAFF2016-AlexM…

Don't miss World Building Media Lab director @alexmcdowell's BUILDING WORLDS FROM MOVIES TO VR 8PM tonight at the LA Film Festival! is.gd/J0cDl7

Attention worldbuilders! We’re consolidating our tweeting under our World Building Institute handle. Follow us at World Building Media Lab!

From the Los Angeles Times: "In the post-Potter world [you] have to be able to walk into the world and inhabit it." fw.to/YSfukkY