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Unique #tepui #frogs face new perils https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/14/lost-world-venezuela-unique-tepui-amphibians-in-peril-as-climate-warms

"The tabletop mountains in #Venezuela are sheltered, otherworldly ecosystems. #Tepuis are home to some of the world’s rarest and strangest creatures: #toads that roll into balls instead of hopping, frogs that dwell in #CarnivorousPlants, and #amphibians only ever seen by a few people. To adapt to #ClimateChange, #animals and #plants are slowly climbing up altitudes. But for the frogs on the tepuis, there is no up for them to go to"

This semester, I'm a guest lecturer for a worldbuilding class at USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I use real-world places to create fictional geographies. In this case, I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan #tepuis to create an archipelago...these are a couple of test renders based on the map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

#speculativecartography #fictionalmaps #gamemaps #regionmap #creativecarto #worldbuilding #maps #cartography #3dterrain #3denvironment #uscsda #conspiracyofcartographers

This semester, I'm collaborating teaching a worldbuilding class at the USC School of Dramatic Arts.

I'll be showing the class techniques for creating fictional places from real geographies. I've cobbled together a few Venezuelan #tepuis to create an archipelago...this is the draft map.

Remember--Islands are mountains.

#speculativecartography #fictionalmaps #gamemaps #regionmap #creativecarto #worldbuilding #maps #cartography #3dterrain #3denvironment #uscsda #conspiracyofcartographers