Starholder

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In 1999 Starholder is an exact copy of our world, but that will change. It will drift from ours, slowly at first, but picking up speed until our two worlds diverge wildly, each pursuing their own destinies as they confront an accelerating networked future on the brink of ecological collapse.


==== [[ISO - The End of History]] (1999 - 2003) ====
Set in California, our story begins with the founding of the Starholder Institute before shifting to the chaotic energy crisis caused by Enron's manipulation of the state's electricity markets. 9/11 shocks a state already engulfed in the LAPD's notorious, unchecked brutality, leading to an unprecedented recall of governor Gray Davis. Porn stars declare their candidacies, but it's the Terminator who triumphs.
Explore an era marked by local power struggles that served as a harbinger for national trends. California gets severely weird and the world follows as Starholder kicks off.


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== Networked Life Intensifies (2017 - 2033) ==
A hivemind starts to emerge as all the networks experience major upgrades and then converge. Within this soup, the long awaited promise of AI comes to pass opening humanity's eyes to the possibility of world that exceeds them. We stand on the cusp of transformation, a divided, attention-starved mess of competing interests quite unfit for any notions of a singularity.
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== The Great Disruption (2034 - 2051) ==
As AI and automation takes a firm grip on the physical world, we are all carried along for the ride whether we like it or not. Humanity is forced to grapple with the great questions as we find ourselves spending more and more time in the world of the machines, a world of our own creation.
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== We Are Not Alone (2052 - 2079) ==
The [[Second Moon]] event is upon us. As an era of man-machine integration ramps up, we are suddenly reoriented to the heavens to confront the appearance of a large second moon looming eerily in orbit behind ours. Who put it there? What do they want? How should we live in a world where we are no longer alone? First contact is here, only the visitors do not say a word to us.
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Revision as of 19:42, 26 June 2023

In 1999 Starholder is an exact copy of our world, but that will change. It will drift from ours, slowly at first, but picking up speed until our two worlds diverge wildly, each pursuing their own destinies as they confront an accelerating networked future on the brink of ecological collapse.

ISO - The End of History (1999 - 2003)

Set in California, our story begins with the founding of the Starholder Institute before shifting to the chaotic energy crisis caused by Enron's manipulation of the state's electricity markets. 9/11 shocks a state already engulfed in the LAPD's notorious, unchecked brutality, leading to an unprecedented recall of governor Gray Davis. Porn stars declare their candidacies, but it's the Terminator who triumphs.

Explore an era marked by local power struggles that served as a harbinger for national trends. California gets severely weird and the world follows as Starholder kicks off.

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2016

Networked Life Intensifies (2017 - 2033)

A hivemind starts to emerge as all the networks experience major upgrades and then converge. Within this soup, the long awaited promise of AI comes to pass opening humanity's eyes to the possibility of world that exceeds them. We stand on the cusp of transformation, a divided, attention-starved mess of competing interests quite unfit for any notions of a singularity.


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The Great Disruption (2034 - 2051)

As AI and automation takes a firm grip on the physical world, we are all carried along for the ride whether we like it or not. Humanity is forced to grapple with the great questions as we find ourselves spending more and more time in the world of the machines, a world of our own creation.


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We Are Not Alone (2052 - 2079)

The Second Moon event is upon us. As an era of man-machine integration ramps up, we are suddenly reoriented to the heavens to confront the appearance of a large second moon looming eerily in orbit behind ours. Who put it there? What do they want? How should we live in a world where we are no longer alone? First contact is here, only the visitors do not say a word to us.

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