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Codex Vol. 03

World Building Codex 3.0

Not a style guide — a system.

FundamentalsTheoryFramework
Launch Video
Briefing

Codex 3.0 is about fundamentals. Not a style guide — a system. The 14 Fundamentals give you a complete framework for building fictional worlds from the ground up. Theory unpacks why consistent worlds feel pre-existing rather than constructed, and how to engineer that feeling deliberately. Application shows new worlds built entirely through the framework, with the logic made visible at every step.

Archetypes
01

Cyberpunk

Neon-lit alleys and chrome-plated futures. Cyborg portraits and dystopian street life rendered in vivid detail.

Cyberpunk — World Building Codex 3.0
Cyberpunk — World Building Codex 3.0
Cyberpunk — World Building Codex 3.0
Cyberpunk — World Building Codex 3.0
02

Electroma

Submerged mechas and forest antennas. Technology drowning in nature, or nature reclaiming the machine.

Electroma — World Building Codex 3.0
Electroma — World Building Codex 3.0
Electroma — World Building Codex 3.0
Electroma — World Building Codex 3.0
03

Glass Candy

90s industrial design meets liquid metal. Fluffy carpet installations and plush bunnies made of chrome.

Glass Candy — World Building Codex 3.0
Glass Candy — World Building Codex 3.0
Glass Candy — World Building Codex 3.0
Glass Candy — World Building Codex 3.0
04

Vitruvian

The blueprint of proportion. Leonardo's ideal reinterpreted through generative AI — anatomy as architecture.

Vitruvian — World Building Codex 3.0
05

Dreamcore

Adventure Time swords and sci-fi portals. A surreal, candy-colored dimension where logic is optional.

Dreamcore — World Building Codex 3.0
Dreamcore — World Building Codex 3.0
Dreamcore — World Building Codex 3.0
Dreamcore — World Building Codex 3.0
06

Samurai

Medieval monks, robotic tattoo arms, and ramen noodle close-ups. Japan reimagined through a cybernetic lens.

Samurai — World Building Codex 3.0
Samurai — World Building Codex 3.0
Samurai — World Building Codex 3.0
Samurai — World Building Codex 3.0
07

Mechalodogrom

Colossal mechanical arenas. Sci-fi colosseum imagery where titans clash in engineered environments.

Mechalodogrom — World Building Codex 3.0
Mechalodogrom — World Building Codex 3.0
Mechalodogrom — World Building Codex 3.0
Mechalodogrom — World Building Codex 3.0
08

Balloon

Cities made of balloons and portrait photography with a surreal twist. Whimsy meets world building.

Balloon — World Building Codex 3.0
Balloon — World Building Codex 3.0
Balloon — World Building Codex 3.0
Balloon — World Building Codex 3.0
09

Kultur

Crown shyness and mosh pits. A raw collision of sacred geometry and underground energy.

Kultur — World Building Codex 3.0
Kultur — World Building Codex 3.0
Kultur — World Building Codex 3.0
Kultur — World Building Codex 3.0
10

Camera Obscura

Flash photography and black armor. Explosions frozen in time, knights caught in the dark.

Camera Obscura — World Building Codex 3.0
Camera Obscura — World Building Codex 3.0
Camera Obscura — World Building Codex 3.0
Camera Obscura — World Building Codex 3.0