The concept of world and the practice of world creation have been with us since antiquity, but they are now achieving unequalled prominence. In this timely anthology of subcreation studies, an international roster of contributors come together to examine the rise and structure of worlds, the practice of world-building, and the audience's reception of imaginary worlds. Including essays written by world-builders A.K. Dewdney and Alex McDowell and offering critical analyses of popular worlds ...

THE BODY RETAINS EMOTIONAL MEMORYHOW UNPROCESSED EXPERIENCES GET LODGED IN YOUR PHYSICAL SENSATIONS AND HOW TO CONSCIOUSLY RELEASE THEMDo you feel constant tension without a clear cause? Do you react intensely and then not understand why? The Body Retains Emotional Memory is a practical and transformative guide that will help you understand how trauma, stress, and unprocessed emotions are stored in the body and affect your ...

While so many books on technology look at new advances and digital technologies, The Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence looks back at analog technologies that are disappearing, considering their demise and what it says about media history, pop culture, and the nature of nostalgia. From card catalogs and typewriters to stock tickers and cathode ray tubes, contributors examine the legacy of analog technologies, including those, like vinyl records, that...

TRAUMA CAN BE INHERITEDHOW YOUR FAMILY'S UNRESOLVED EXPERIENCES SHAPE YOUR LIFE AND HOW TO TRANSFORM THE INVISIBLE LEGACYDo you experience fears, blocks, or emotional patterns that don't align with your personal history? "Trauma Can Be Inherited" is a revealing and practical book that explores how unresolved experiences from previous generations can influence your anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, and current de...

CONSCIOUSNESS BREAKS THE CYCLEHOW TO IDENTIFY AND TRANSFORM FAMILY PATTERNS TO UNLEASH THE FUTUREDo you feel like you're repeating emotional patterns you can't explain? Do you wonder why certain fears, blocks, or conflicts keep appearing in your life? "Consciousness Breaks the Cycle" is a practical and transformative guide that will help you identify the origin of your family patterns, understand their impact, and make cons...

WHAT IS NOT SPOKEN IS TRANSMITTEDFAMILY SECRETS, INVISIBLE TRAUMAS, AND THE EMOTIONAL LEGACY THAT LIVES ON WITHIN USHave you ever wondered why you repeat certain patterns, experience inexplicable fears, or carry emotions you don't fully understand? What Isn't Spoken Is Passed On is a revealing book about transgenerational trauma, family secrets, and emotional inheritance, designed to help you discover how your fami...

This companion provides a definitive and cutting-edge guide to the study of imaginary and virtual worlds across a range of media, including literature, television, film, and games. From the Star Trek universe, Thomas More’s classic Utopia, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Arda, to elaborate, user-created game worlds like Minecraft, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure/design, and narrative. The Routledge Companion ...

THE UNCONSCIOUS REPETITION OF PATTERNSHOW TO IDENTIFY THE INVISIBLE SCRIPT THAT DIRECTS YOUR LIFE AND CONSCIOUSLY TRANSFORM ITDo you feel like your life is repeating the same stories over and over again?Relationships that end the same way, failures right before success, conflicts that seem inevitable?Unconscious Pattern Repetition is a practical and transformative guide that will help you uncover the invisibl...

Unlike many children’s television shows, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood did more than simply entertain or occupy children’s attention. The show educated them in the affective domain, encouraging such things as appreciation for difference, collaboration, self-expression, and self-worth. It also introduced them to the areas of culture, art, and music through guests, trips, art objects and processes, and demonstrations, making it accessible and meaningful in a way that a child could und...

From The Brothers Karamazov to Star Trek to Twin Peaks, this collection explores a variety of different imaginary worlds both historic and contemporary.Featuring contributions from an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars, each essay looks at a particular imaginary world in-depth, and world-building issues associated with that world. Together, the essays explore the relationship between the worlds and the media in which they appear as they...

This edited book presents an array of approaches on how human factors theory and research addresses the challenges associated with combat identification. Special emphasis is placed on reducing human error that leads to fratricide, which is the unintentional death or injury of friendly personnel by friendly weapons during an enemy engagement. Although fratricide has been a concern since humans first engaged in combat operations, it gained prominence during the Persian Gulf War. To reduce fr...

Since the "Automatic Binding Bricks" that LEGO produced in 1949, and the LEGO "System of Play" that began with the release of Town Plan No. 1 (1955), LEGO bricks have gone on to become a global phenomenon, and the favorite building toy of children, as well as many an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO). LEGO has also become a medium into which a wide number of media franchises, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, Superman, ...