Editing Basing Concepts on Genre (section)

== Things to Keep in Mind ==
When picking what genre to set your world in, it's important to bear in mind the concepts that underpin Biosphere Guardians 2050, it will help provide structure and get you started. 

=== <u>The Message of Biosphere Guardians 2050</u> ===
While going through the genres, it's important to remember the themes and ideas at the heart of Biosphere Guardians 2050, so here's a refresher if you need it:

'Biosphere Guardians 2050 aims to create an '''optimistic view''' of the future, one where the world has made active efforts to '''resolve climate change issues''' on a global scale. Set in the '''year 2050''', it imagines this is being achieved through the creation of The Biosphere Project: '''large-scale rewilding''' projects to create '''carbon negative regions''' across the world.' 

The sections in '''bold''' are central to the world of the Biosphere across every genre, they are the foundations to help you build ideas on. However, it's optimistic tone doesn't mean your world has to be without problems; in fact, we would encourage there to be some degree of struggle as, in-game, climate change is an issue in the ongoing process of being resolved - there are bound to be mistakes and challenges along the way. The point is that, at the end of the day, all hope is not lost and there is always a way forward - it's just a question of finding it.

=== <u>Speculative Fiction</u> ===
Speculative Fiction is an umbrella genre that 'encompasses other genres of fiction. Namely, those containing elements that don’t exist in reality, recorded history, nature, or the present universe. The speculative genre also encompasses myriad themes, including supernatural, futuristic, and many other imaginative topics.<ref>What is Speculative Fiction: A Complete Guide to the Encompassing Genre (fictionphile.com)</ref>'.

As Biosphere Guardians imagines a specific possible future, it thus falls under this umbrella. This means Speculative Fiction, regardless of the sub-genre you choose, is the standard genre of any game or world you create. The sub-genre you decide on will texture your world and change the plot devices you use to convey the Message of the Biosphere.