The WORLDING 2022 and 2023 workshop brought together a cohort of teams with virtual world projects in development, for an intensive knowledge-sharing program. Each team is composed of land-use planners, place-makers, community advocates, scholars, and artists/creator technologists.

Teams use game engines and realtime 3D technology to imagine, communicate, and build more sustainable and resilient worlds.

At the 2023 workshop, together with advisors from Unity, MIT and thought leaders from around the world, we mapped out the emergence of a new field: one that harnesses 3D game engines for community-based, cross-disciplinary approaches to both imaginative and tangible climate futures.

A first-of-its kind research and development initiative, WORLDING explores climate futures at the intersection of documentary, land-use planning, speculative design and game-engine technologies. It is a partnership between Unity through the Unity Charitable Fund, the Unity for humanity Program, and the Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab.