{"product_id":"9781068765728","title":"WORLDING : A Guide for Creators in Changing Times","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ian Cheng\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe arts: general issues\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 September 2026 by cosmogenesis in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 180g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is a World? How do I create one? How do I keep it alive? And when should I set it free?There is a new art emerging, ripe for our strange and complex times: Worlding – the practice of creating dynamic systems that take on a life of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in print for the first time, WORLDING is an essential handbook for artists, founders, parents, and creators of all kinds. Drawing on Cheng's experience as an artist building multi-agent simulations, the book offers practical methods for making worlds by channeling four creative personas inside every creator: the Director, Cartoonist, Hacker, and Emissary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition gathers Cheng's original writings on Worlding, alongside a foreword by Venkatesh Rao and the Worlding Raga dialogues between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart psychological reflection, part creative guide, WORLDING explores ways to navigate darkness and sustain agency in a time of unraveling old realities and emerging weird ones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57435633615223,"sku":"9781068765728","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781068765728.jpg?v=1788436158","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781068765728","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}