Present

Frame · Epochs temporal

Now – the known world, where everything is familiar and complex at once. No exoticism bonus, no simplification.

Design question – Your game takes place in the present. What do you gain through the familiarity – and what do you lose because nothing is exotic or surprising?

Reference example – Pokémon GO: the game world is the real streets of today. The Sims: everyday life in the present – job, bills, neighbours.

Associations

• Typical Activities – Communicating, Working, Consuming, Protesting, Innovating

Coherence

Mechanisms: Social Media (as a mechanism), Market (global markets), Networking, Information Management. Activities: Communicating, Working, Consuming, Protesting, Innovating. Ludic Narrational Structure: episodic narration (everyday episodes), parallel narration (global interconnection).