{"id":221177,"date":"2021-04-07T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-difference-between-hard-and-soft-worldbuilding\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:16:00","slug":"the-difference-between-hard-and-soft-worldbuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-difference-between-hard-and-soft-worldbuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Difference Between Hard and Soft Worldbuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a2ff4aa7f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a2ff4aa7f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-difference-between-hard-and-soft-worldbuilding\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-difference-between-hard-and-soft-worldbuilding\/#More_Videos_Like_This\" >More Videos Like This<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Difference Between Hard and Soft Worldbuilding<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><em>Welcome to <strong>The Queue<\/strong> \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay about the difference between hard and soft worldbuilding.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You might be unfamiliar with the terms \u201c<strong>hard worldbuilding<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>soft worldbuilding<\/strong>.\u201d But there\u2019s a very good chance that you do, in fact, know the details of their difference. You\u2019ve likely seen examples of each and simply need to connect the dots to bring the definitions into focus.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a greater chance you\u2019ve heard of \u201c<strong>hard <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> fiction<\/strong>,\u201d which describes a category within the genre chiefly concerned with logic, rules, and scientific accuracy. Think: the eugenics in\u00a0<strong><em>Gattaca<\/em><\/strong>, the potato-growing in\u00a0<strong><em>The Martian<\/em><\/strong>, or the way time accelerates in <strong><em>Interstellar<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Soft science fiction<\/strong>,\u201d on the other hand, cares less about plausibility and more about engaging viewers through character, culture, and relationships. <strong><em>Frankenstein<\/em><\/strong>, for instance, is less interested in the specificities of re-animation than the consequences of violating the natural order of things.<\/p>\n<p>This is, effectively, also the difference between hard worldbuilding and soft worldbuilding. The former crafts immersion through concrete, consistent rules. The latter operates independently of logic, with flexibility and fantasy. It is, as the video essay below explains, a difference between explicit and imagined depth. And neither <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach is better or worse than the other, merely different.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.14285rem;\">Watch \u201c<strong>Hard Worldbuilding vs. Soft Worldbuilding | A Study of Studio Ghibli<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.14285rem;\">\u201c:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hard Worldbuilding vs. Soft Worldbuilding | A Study of Studio Ghibli\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gcyrrTud3x4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-839c096a-2881-4e76-aef1-4e01b79aa34f\">This video essay is by <strong>Tim Hickson<\/strong>, the New Zealand-based creator of\u00a0 <strong>Hello Future Me<\/strong>. It was co-written by <strong>Ellie Gordon<\/strong>. Hickson has quite literally written the book on worldbuilding, the subject of the above video. Hickson\u2019s book is on Amazon (though we\u2019d encourage you to seek out a local retailer, if possible), <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Writing-Worldbuilding-I-Timothy-Hickson-ebook\/dp\/B07PNKHDFZ\">here<\/a>. You can follow Hickson on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimHickson1\">here<\/a>. And you can subscribe to Hello Future Me, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/HelloFutureMe\/videos\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Videos_Like_This\"><\/span>More Videos Like This<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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