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Ben Robbins' Microscope Origin
- Ben Robbins created Microscope to share the fun of worldbuilding collaboratively.
- He observed quiet players become highly creative, finding the game addictive and transformative.
Microscope's Turn-Based Creativity
- Microscope encourages players to add history pieces with a single move, working from the outside-in.
- Players contribute silently on their turn to maximize originality and surprise in the shared story.
Shared Ownership and Nonlinear Play
- In Microscope, no player owns any part of the story; narratives belong to the group.
- Destructive acts like 'nuking Atlantis' are normalized since time is non-linear and revisiting past events is possible.