# Onward, Folklore.

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**Published on:** 2022-09-02
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Since launch, we’ve distributed 105 totems to 105 souls on our digital anthropological expedition. You may be one of them. If not, fear not, you can still join us. For those that have joined, it seems like we have a few outstanding travel preparations as we start our journey into our strange online realms.A dream of a caravan travelling to a distant digital realm. Created via beta.dreamstudio.aiWayfindingTo start, we should ask: what do we include in our digital knapsack? We have our initial totem but there is definitely much more:We’ve prepared our conversational caravan, via guild. Make sure to stop by and present your totem, which serves as your community pass.We’ve collected initial entries on our central journal here. Make sure to register for ongoing news of our journey.We’ve started our explorations with a daily drip of discoveries. Make sure to join, for a gentle stream of interesting long-form articles.We’ve collected >3 ETH in our treasury of resources, which you are welcome to send some fun memorabilia (maybe some odd, misshapen tokens to be transformed into stories?) (0x22fdecaa6cd937fdb989614b6c879261f0104adb)We’ve crafted a public message box. Make sure to follow the account, tag it (@) or send a message if you want something included in this communal journal. We already received our first message.Once you’ve completed these steps, it’s time to sit back, watch, and allow the network winds to part the digital sea before us.Are those just illusions on the horizon? There seems to be structures emerging.A dream of a caravan sailing to a distant digital realm. Created via beta.dreamstudio.aiIn Focus: Top Artifactshttps://vbsd.super.site/introduction-for-culture-shiftersThe Internet Has Become the External Hard Drive for Our MemoriesFor millennia humans have relied on one another to recall the minutiae of our daily goings-on. Now we rely on "the cloud"-and it is changing how we perceive and remember the world around ushttps://www.scientificamerican.comWhat is depth and how do you add it to your game?Depth is what keeps a game feeling fresh long after its release. So what is it, and how do you capture that elusive magic?https://www.gamedeveloper.comThe garden of forking memes: how digital media distorts our sense of timeHow did the internet disrupt 20th century timekeeping systems and spark an insurgence of alternative historical narratives? How do old media institutions try (and fail) to keep up with the narratives of online subcultures? How does the immediate accessibility of so many alt histories undermine our ability to create shared visions of the future?https://aaronzlewis.comIn Focus: Digital Parietal Artvia Twitter: @visakanvIn Focus: Community Contributionshttps://mirror.xyz/avenueplace.eth/ETDXG1NCYUytex3G3G_3DxnVwA70qJ9z2U-d2xdZZUsThe Real Dangers of Social MediaSocial media is blamed for many of today's social ills, but this only serves to shield us from the harsh reality that it is us who are at fault.https://markmanson.netBig6 - Information literacy modelThe Big6™ is a process model for information problem-solving. It integrates information search and use skills along with technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information for specific needs and tasks. The Big6 was developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz and is the popular approach to teaching information and technology...http://vgulibguide.wordpress.comAll earnings from collection of this post will be split 50-50 between the non-profit I support (Obras del País) and Folklore’s community treasury. Treasury funds will be fully utilized to commission new essays related to our new digital realms.

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