Transtopian worldbuilding

Transtopian world-building is an iterative process
where story-worlds and shared realities perpetually influence and transform
each other. By embedding current situations and dilemmas into a story-world,
this approach aims to expand the boundaries of imagination and enable
“worldings” (Taylor & Ivinson 2013) that challenge hegemonies of social
realities. The method draws on the film industry’s story-worlds and their
potential for neurodivergent animation research, specifically in addressing sustainable
transition. 

How can we recompose protocols and practices to better attune to our current and shifting affordances (Gibson, 1979)? Our alter-life (Murphy, 2017) era demands us to rethink what research could be and how it can better serve life. In a world that recompose itself at an increasing rate, neuroqueer (Walker, 2021) perspectives are vital to widen the understanding of how our own protocols recompose what we research.

This research explore how animation and worldbuilding methods and strategies can shift assumptions about reality and possibility, how embodied and performative worldbuilding can tap into, safeguard, channel, and articulate positions not yet defined in the shared environments.

2024–2025