Worldbuilding June

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21. What do people do for work in your world?

For the video game characters, being part of the video games IS their job. They exist to entertain the Players, people from the real world who interact with the game worlds. The D-Pad Dimension is a place usually visited when "off the clock", so to speak, or for side jobs.

 

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22. What do people do for fun in your world?

The D-Pad Dimension has a multitude of facilities designed for entertainment. Its connection to the internet means anything accessed through that can be used for fun. The characters are able to consume plenty of non-video game media this way.

 

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23. What’s the sky like in your world?

The sky in the D-Pad Dimension is mostly black. The only real celestial body is the aforementioned giant floating glowing D-Pad, the true nature of which is unknown. Many have tried to investigate it, to no avail.

 

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24. What places are still unexplored in your world?

New portals to new video game worlds are opened all the time. However, they tend to become known pretty quickly. However some game worlds become lost due to certain events (eg a free to play online game shutting down), leaving their inhabitants stranded and often desperate to find them again... or at least find a new home.

 

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25. What do people carry with them on a daily basis in your world?

Some kind of personal memento of home is common. Also Bits to pay for this and that. And, related to the first, everyone carries at least one copy of an instruction manual or video tutorial for their home game.

 

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26. What sorts of art exist in your world?

More artistically inclined characters will create art of each other's worlds, or the D-Pad Dimension itself. Fanart created by Players in the real world is often exhibited, and is held with special regard due to the status of the Players. Having fanart, fanfic, etc. of yourself out in the real word is considered a massive honor... as long as it's affectionate anyway.