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The Dwarf Fortress guys remind me of this kind of obsession. Not that both have to do with dwarves, but that both need a world for their obsession to live in.
by sevensor 11y ago
The Dwarf Fortress guys remind me of this kind of obsession. Not that both have to do with dwarves, but that both need a world for their obsession to live in. The DF guys created a world for their incredibly detailed simulations, while Tolkein invented a world for his languages.
- lotyrin 11y agoThey're basically making Tolkien-the-software. I'm sure they consider the current language system to be just a placeholder for when they have the code to generate and mutate/mix grammars, phonology and vocabulary based on details of what happens to civilizations during the generated history. I hope their work continues for quite some time.
- codewithcheese 11y agoJust thought I should point out The Dwarf Fortress guys have a Patreon if you would like to support them https://www.patreon.com/bay12games?ty=h https://www.patreon.com/bay12games?ty=h