conworlding

English

Etymology

From conworld +‎ -ing.

Noun

conworlding (uncountable)

  1. (informal, uncommon) Engaging in the creation of a conworld; worldbuilding.
    • 2007 August 18, Simon Richard Clarkstone, “Question about Dragon Code usage”, in alt.fan.dragons‎ (Usenet):
      [responding to "Aren't you the God and Creator of the Kigdatsi?"] Not a god, but I thought them up, though I was trying to keep that quiet. Did you search the web for "Kigdatsi"? Also, I am *not* a sci-fi author, just a person who likes conworlding.
    • 2010 August 13, Ken, “Welcome!”, in conworlding‎ (Usenet):
      For those who are not familiar with the term, conworlding is the art of world building. It is the concept of creating an imaginary world.
    • 2021 June, Mark Morris, Mike Aling, Worldmodelling: Architectural Models in the 21st Century, Wiley, →ISBN, page 8:
      Otherwise known as 'subcreation' or 'conworlding' (constructed worlds), the success of these fabrications relies on their consistent upholding of self-instigated internal rules and logic systems.

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