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'''Worldbuilding''' is the act of building [[world]]s. It is a popular pastime of authors, cartographers, and directors alike. Worldbuilding may be entirely fictional (see the unfinished [[World Map]]) or a modification of the [[Real World]] (see the likes of Earth 98, Atlas Altera, or The New Colossus).
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{{Quote|Now I am become Life, the creator of worlds.}}
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'''Worldbuilding''' is the act of building [[world]]s. It is a popular pastime of authors, cartographers, and directors alike. Worldbuilding may be entirely fictional (see the unfinished [[World Map]]) or a modification of the [[Real World]] (see the likes of [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/e7ggzt/the_united_states_but_bigger_in_2016_earth_98/ Earth-98], [https://www.deviantart.com/telamontabulicus/art/A-Wealth-of-Nations-Atlas-Altera-869717839 Atlas Altera], or [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/vmxppc/the_new_colossus_corrections_edition_what_if/ The New Colossus]).
==Maps==
==Maps==
Mapping is the heart and soul of worldbuilding. Maps give a broad sense of what the world looks like from a bird's eye view.
Mapping is the heart and soul of worldbuilding. Maps give a broad sense of what the world looks like from a bird's eye view.
[[Category:Vocabulary]]
[[Category:Vocabulary]]