Topics include: What is culture and creating culture Forces for good and evil Inventing a religion Creating supernatural energy and magic types Creating languages, names and other systems

1. Game design specialization AFT: 732 Credit: 3 By Durgesh Pandey
World building
A narrative wrapping
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2. Course overview
Through this course students can understand the concepts of world building in game design.
CO1:: Analyze the world building concept for game design.
CO2:: Evaluate the essentials of worldbuilding for game design.
CO3:: Point out the narrative structure of creating life, places, culture with beyond and fantasy for worldbuilding in game design.
CO4:: Develop a fantasy world for a game.
CO5:: Produce a fantasy map for the game.
CO6:: Create a fantasy world using worldbuilding software .
Course outcomes Keywords
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Core topic
1. Introduction to world building
2. Fundamental of Creating life
3. Creating places in world building
4. Essentials of culture and beyond
5. A world building with software

3. 4. Essentials of culture
and beyond
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Topics include:
1. What is culture and creating culture
2. Forces for good and evil
3. Inventing a religion
4. Creating supernatural energy and magic types
5. Creating languages, names and other systems

4. 4. Essentials of culture and beyond
4.1 What is culture and
creating culture
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15. Lecture

5. The idea of the diversity
What is culture and creating culture
WHAT IS CULTURE
Culture is a broad word that covers social behavior and rules in human civilizations, as well
as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, traditions, talents, and habits of the people who make
up these societies.
The variety of cultures across civilizations shows how humans acquire culture via the
learning processes of cultural transmission and adoption.
Cultural origins can be divided into three categories: beliefs, values, and morality, with some
overlap. What impression seems appropriate to the world builder= determines which of
each important to a group.
Consider the group's position in society, as well as its objectives and motives.
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6. The idea of the diversity
What is culture and creating culture
MORALS AND VALUES
Values are personal beliefs that emerge from within an individual and can change over time.
Morals, on the other hand, are taught by society, are typically deeply rooted and hard to
change, if any, and teach us on how to live properly.
Morals can arise from either a fictitious or factual narrative; fictional stories are frequently
written to show a moral. While there are variations between morals and values, we may use
them to create culture in the same way. Here are some features we may use to our
advantage:
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•Acceptance
•Feeling
•Cooperation
•Courage
•Gratitude
•Honesty
•Integrity
•Kindness
•Dignity
•Equality
•Fairness
•liberality
•Justice
•Patience
•Politeness
•Respect
•Responsibility
•Self-control
•Tolerance
•Trustworthiness

7. The idea of the diversity
What is culture and creating culture
A higher-minded civilization will appreciate various characteristics (such as dignity, equality,
civility, and tolerance) than a primitive culture, which may prioritize personality, courage,
respect, and integrity.
Individuals in an entirely different culture may appreciate courage, responsibility, politeness,
and perseverance while desiring for things denied them, such as kindness, decency, and
quality. Loyalty, humility, and sacrifice may be valued by conservative communities, and
citizens are expected to follow these values. The government of a society may respect values
that are not shared by its citizens.
CULTURE VS. CUSTOM
The difference between culture and customs might cause confusion. Customs are an aspect of
culture, a means to portray culture, and required actions in specific contexts. When we create
new customs, we are also creating new cultures. Because culture is such an abstract concept.

8. The idea of the diversity
What is culture and creating culture
The terms "custom" and "tradition" are frequently interchanged because the only significant
distinction is how long they've been maintained. When a custom is carried down from
generation to generation, it becomes a tradition.
As a result, customs is a recent concept. There is no law here, but if we want to, we may
decide if a tradition is over a hundred years old or whether a custom is more recent. Use the
term "tradition" to refer to really established practices that would generate a stronger
reaction if they were broken. Custom suggests a lower level of formality, weight, or
expectation, as well as a lower level of offence if it is broken.
CULTURAL VISION
Instead of originating from a single source, world designers might construct numerous
forms, such as greetings, eating, and clothing expectations, that contradict each other.

9. The idea of the diversity
What is culture and creating culture
Consider a society where people welcome each other with many bows, gestures, and lengthy
sentences. We may expect proper dining etiquette. Instead, we see individuals putting their
hands into food bowls, eating and cleaning their fingers with their hands, and then shoving the
hand back into the meal. While this is extreme, these examples of greetings and dining
etiquette conflict and do not stem from a common worldview.
Before start developing cultural components, we need to come up with a vision that appears
reasonable. These have to do with morality, values, and beliefs. Here are some examples of
visions:
1. Formal: refined, polite, dignified, high-minded, and emotion-controlled
2. Joyful: Hearty, boisterous, unrestrained, familiar, informal, crude, open emotions
3. Shy: Overly apologetic, not being a bother, polite to a fault, restrained in affections
4. Arrogant: Entitled, demanding, bold, proud, self-righteous, self-absorbed
5. Simple: Sincere, polite, down-to-earth, informal, compassionate, humble, folksy
6. Nice: Friendly but distant, cliquey, rumor mongering, disloyal, fickle

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Creating culture
BODY AND LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Facial expressions are considered universal across cultures, so that’s one element world
builders don’t have to worry about, at least among humans. To make our lives easier, we can
take the same approach to other humanoid species. We might decide that an ogre is smiling
for a different reason, like the pleasure of imagining bashing your head in, but it’s still
pleasure. Changing a smile to mean what a frown does, for example, will not only confuse
characters but our audience. There are other ways to have characters misunderstand
something, such as seeing the smile as benevolent when it’s not.
Posture, walking, standing, sitting, and even how we hold our heads or carry ourselves are
all personal choices, but they are also influenced by society. Standing tall and with your chin
up is something that a polite society may encourage.

11. The idea of the diversity
Creating culture
Eye contact can range from intense to rare. Some cultures see looking down or away as
proper politeness, especially when faced by someone of greater rank, while others regard it
as a sign of weakness.
CULTURE AND HAIRSTYLES
The way one's hair is styled is often a result of the real group to which one belongs. These
connections can come and go as trends change; therefore, identifying the fashion of a
moment rather than the last thousand years is preferable. Hairstyles change far more
quickly than that over the period of a few decades or centuries.
A more closed society, on the other hand, could be able to keep them for longer. As a
method of separating oneself from the time or the perceived ideals of that group, we
frequently ridicule both present and earlier fashions as embarrassing.

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Creating culture
CULTURES AND GESTURES
Some cultures have, such as two fingers (two penises) raised with the hand facing one way
or another, or extending the arm before slapping the opposite hand into the elbow and
bending the struck arm upward. Making a fist, with your thumb sticking out between your
index and middle fingers, is called the fig and, to some, resembles a woman’s privates.
Putting your thumb behind your upper teeth, facing outward, and flicking the thumb is
another variant called cutis. The “talk to the hand” gesture, arm extended, palm outward, all
fingers spread, is called the moutza.
The “OK” symbol in the U.S., where the index finger and thumb form a circle and the other
fingers are straight, means “asshole” in some countries. Shaking your head for “no” and
nodding for “yes” is not universal and is reversed in some countries.
So now decide what do you want?

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Creating culture
CULTURE AND CLOTHING
Clothing can be used to indicate status, gender, rank, and social class. Plainer clothes suggest
something lower while more adornment is for finer folk.
Tunics in ancient Rome were adorned with colored bands, where the width, number, and color of
these indicated standing. We can make up our own interpretations, such as wide and golden
meaning better, and narrow, fewer, and more mundane colors meaning lesser.
Decorations can be around the hem, neck, or wrists, but the front or back design was less common
long ago on Earth, unlike today.
Clothing can reflect what is important to the society, groups, or individuals. If hard work is
admirable, then sturdy, dependable, simple, rustic, coarse, and unadorned clothing may dominate.
Or is clothing ostentatious with embroidery, jewels, and richer fabric like silks? This might appeal to
high society that want to wear the latest fashion, sacrificing comfort and durability for appearance.

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Creating culture
OTHER FACTORS AS WELL AS CULTURE
• Language
• Tone
• Colloquialisms, Slang, and Expressions
• Swear Words
• Daily Life
• Dining
• Bathing
• Sleeping
• Employment
• Transportation

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Creating culture
• Pastimes
• Rituals, Festivals, and Ceremonies
• Birthday Observances
• Holidays
• Ceremonies
• Festivals
• Architecture

16. 4. Essentials of culture and beyond
4.2 Forces
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17. The idea of the diversity
Forces
FORCES FOR EVIL
Even if the majority of outsiders believe differently, most organizations do not believe they
are bad. Even terrorist organizations appear to believe they are doing good when they
destroy civilians, kill children, and other crimes. Their mindset is at the center of their
schemes, therefore it's one of the first things to consider. How can we know what our group
wants if we don't know what they'll do to get it?
Bad groups, whether religious, social, or philosophical, frequently defend their acts, and it is
their actions, not their ideas, that make them evil. However, such groups frequently disagree
with this and frequently murder people for holding opposing opinions that are a threat to
their interests. This is one argument for murdering "innocents," those who do not deserve
to die. It is possible for bad groups to declare others to be evil and attempt to eliminate
them. Some of these organizations appear to attract people who have no morality.

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Forces
In any case, decide on the group's guiding principles.
• Is it their intention to spread a religion?
• To destroy a kingdom whose style of living they hate?
• To wreak revenge in the name of a defeated idol or a cause they support?
• How far are they willing to go in order to obtain How far are they willing to go in order to
achieve it?
• Are they justifying a means to an end, such as killing civilians because they get in the way
of the mission?

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Forces
FORCES FOR GOOD
good group can exist for a number of reasons, including preserving certain good qualities and
restrict the development of shady dictatorships that will affect them or loved ones. Religion,
philosophical justifications, and a sense of fairness can all inspire ideas. These people are
honorable, but they are grounded in humility, compassion, and other positive traits that prevent
them from becoming an evil organization ruled by ideology, a lack of reality, and greed.
HOW TO SET GROUP OBJECTIVES
Members of the group, whether evil or good, have certain qualities. Create a sign or use
traditional colors, and decide whether anything is provided as a reward for joining, such as a
tattoo or medal. These may inspire immediate emotions from people and are a quick method to
learn who someone is. Every group has a desire. It is critical to understand their goal. We must
also identify the present status of their goals so that we know how far or near they are to
achieving them and how they feel about it.

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Forces
Object Control
Sometimes a group’s goal is an object they can hold in their hand, like treasure or a device, but
only a few may be able to literally do so. If the object has religious or supernatural significance,
then obtaining, recovering, or protecting it can be a goal, but additional motives may apply.
Land Possession
Land can be great appeal for security, strategy, or to control assets like a mine. A religion’s
followers may seek to control and preserve a holy site or use it to interact with a god; a real-life
example is the Middle East conflict over Jerusalem. They can be officially sanctioned (or not) by
that power, able to perform acts the power can’t do openly. A group can also deliberately destroy
diplomacy to cause war.

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Forces
Power
While power might be a group's final objective, it is more often than not a means to an end. It's a
bad narrative pattern for a villain (or his followers) to want nothing more. It gives them a
cartoonish aspect. Make sure there is a more complicated purpose than this, because power only
works in the short term, such as protecting the group's or individuals' existence.
Maintaining Ideas
Many groups exist for philosophical or religious reasons. They wish to maintain the qualities
they've learned. This can mean either supporting such beliefs or destroying those who reject
them. Intolerance is a natural emotion; an imagined species can be different, allowing us to
remark on this element of humans. Whether good or bad, such groups and their members are
frequently prepared to put their lives in danger for the sake of the goal.

22. The idea of the diversity
Forces
Power
While power might be a group's final objective, it is more often than not a means to an end. It's a
bad narrative pattern for a villain (or his followers) to want nothing more. It gives them a
cartoonish aspect. Make sure there is a more complicated purpose than this, because power only
works in the short term, such as protecting the group's or individuals' existence.
Maintaining Ideas
Many groups exist for philosophical or religious reasons. They wish to maintain the qualities
they've learned. This can mean either supporting such beliefs or destroying those who reject
them. Intolerance is a natural emotion; an imagined species can be different, allowing us to
remark on this element of humans. Whether good or bad, such groups and their members are
frequently prepared to put their lives in danger for the sake of the goal.