A playground to get lost in while daydreaming http://constructed.world/ 2026-05-29T21:15:45+00:00 http://constructed.world/ http://constructed.world/_media/wiki:logo.svg text/html 2026-05-29T01:08:27+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/blog:audio_samples?rev=1780016907&do=diff Audio Samples An overall impression of yinrih speech from a human perspective. An attempt at synthesis meta text/html 2026-05-29T01:07:46+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/?image=blog%3Agjg_attempt_2.wav&ns=blog&rev=1780016866&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="http://constructed.world/lib/images/fileicons/svg/wav.svg" alt="gjg_attempt_2.wav" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2026-05-27T21:38:59+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/blog:surface_pressure_of_yih?rev=1779917939&do=diff Surface Pressure of Yih So I'm trying to calculate the average surface pressure on Yih assuming the total mass of the atmosphere is the same as Earth. To find the total mass of the atmosphere, you multiply pressure by surface area and divide by surface gravity. Rearranging that to find the pressure, you multiply mass by gravity and divide by pressure. text/html 2026-05-27T18:27:14+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/stories:art_angst?rev=1779906434&do=diff Art Angst Ron sat in an overstuffed armchair hunched over an iPad, stylus in hand. The tablet's screen cast a feeble bluish-white glow over the rough popcorn ceiling of his darkened living room. The midnight silence was punctuated by the quiet ticks of a cheap wall clock, one that Ron had little use for. It was just a white circle on the wall as far as he was concerned. text/html 2026-05-23T13:14:56+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/blog:nanosuns?rev=1779542096&do=diff Nanosuns This is a snippet that may be incorporated into a future story. Pilgrims' Rest was the last dwarf planet in the Outer Belt to have a working nanosun (the massive orbital star hearths tended by the sunwrights). ---------- Pilgrims' Rest was known as the oasis of the Outer Belt, the last dwarf planet with a working nanosun, a tiny artificial star orbiting the planet, providing not only enough light and heat to give us a perpetual spring, but a protective magnetosphere to keep our atmos… text/html 2026-05-22T22:49:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:more_on_micro_mechs?rev=1779490170&do=diff More on Micro Mechs [image] Here's a healer's micro mech. The device above the mech is a biopsy capsule. They're stored on the mech's back in those pods, and expand outward into a ring. Starched over the ring is an elastic polymer that engulfs the mass or tumor or polyp or whatever the healer needs to extract, and can re-attach to the back once collected. The mech's muzzle has whiskers that translate tactile information to a helmet worn by the healer, and there are also olfactory relays on th… text/html 2026-05-22T21:27:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:more_yih_ring_attempts?rev=1779485256&do=diff More Yih Ring Attempts I think I'm going to go with my “consistency over realism” strategy on this one. I'd like the shadow to fall neatly inside the mid latitudes during winter, regardless of whether that's possible or not. The Earth texture is just a placeholder. text/html 2026-05-22T14:47:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:ladder_wells?rev=1779461242&do=diff Ladder Wells [image] Going up, analog style. Since yinrih are arboreal, climbing is second nature to them. While stairs may exist, for example, separating the nave and sanctuary of a lighthouse, ladders are the preferred way to ascend when elevators aren't available. text/html 2026-05-22T12:01:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:ai-generated_image_of_yinrih?rev=1779451306&do=diff AI-generated Image of Yinrih [image] I refuse to call it art, but AI-generated images can be a good source of inspiration sometimes. This is the closest I've come to getting an AI image generator to depict the yinrih. There are some obvious discrepancies beyond the usual AI horror show. The eyes aren't correct, they should be pitch black, and the tail is neither long enough nor is it prehensile. text/html 2026-05-22T11:48:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:just_a_yinrih_face_i_guess?rev=1779450521&do=diff Just a Yinrih Face I Guess [image] biology text/html 2026-05-22T08:03:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:hud_specs_render?rev=1779437011&do=diff HUD Specs Render [image] Here's a render of a pair of HUD specs. They work similar to Google glass. They're designed to sit about half way down the muzzle. The angle of the lenses can be adjusted to meet the wearer's needs, and there are brightness and contrast dials on the side. As mentioned in the post about tail rings, HUD specs are intended for both portable and stationary use. text/html 2026-05-22T06:50:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:baby_steps_toward_a_map_of_yih?rev=1779432603&do=diff Baby Steps toward a Map of Yih [image] A very, very preliminary sketch of Yih. It doesn't really say anything I haven't made known already. Yih has an axial tilt of exactly 30 degrees, and a ring that casts a shadow on the subtropics and mid latitudes in the winter. Yih is slightly larger than Earth, but is a little less dense, giving at surface gravity of 0.88g. text/html 2026-05-22T05:51:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:bright_way_epistemology?rev=1779429068&do=diff Bright Way Epistemology [image] The Bright Way's approach to epistemology can be summed up as follows: 1. All animals' intelligence is limited. 2. We are animals. 3. Therefore, our intelligence is limited. An example often cited is how pet Forest Flyers are afraid of thunder. They'll cower in a corner trembling as a storm rolls through even though they're safe inside. No attempt by their owner to explain to them where the sounds come from, what lightning is, or why they shouldn't worry abo… text/html 2026-05-21T18:27:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:the_theophany?rev=1779388033&do=diff The Theophany [image] A possible depiction of what was seen during the Theophany. It is an orb of light with a fringe of shifting hues, hanging in a part of the sky where the sun did not travel. Despite occurring at midday, the rest of the sky was dark as night and the stars shone unusually bright. text/html 2026-05-21T18:27:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:sighted_guide?rev=1779388028&do=diff Sighted Guide [image] Lodestar serves as Ron's sighted guide. Correct posture (when the guide is a human, anyway) is to have the blind person walking behind and slightly to the side, with their hand on the guide's shoulder or upper arm. If the way forward becomes narrow, the guide puts their hand behind their back, and the blind person slides their hand down to hold the guide's wrist and moves to walk directly behind the guide. When handling a guide dog, the dog is on the left and the person's… text/html 2026-05-21T18:26:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:working_on_yih_some_more?rev=1779388015&do=diff Working on Yih some more [image] It's been a bit since I've played with Blender. Here I'm trying some ring dimensions for Yih. The red and cyan lights are just there to demonstrate the shadow the ring casts on the planet and the planet casts on the ring. text/html 2026-05-21T18:26:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/lore:healers_paw?rev=1779388013&do=diff Healer's Paw [The Healer's Paw] This symbol is referred to as the “Healer's Paw”. It's meant to resemble the distinct pattern of palmar pads on a female yinrih's forepaw. The Healer's Paw is the universal symbol for health and medicine across Focus, serving a similar role as the red cross or the caduceus do on Earth. It's colored maroon to symbolize yinrih blood. text/html 2026-05-21T18:26:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:front_paw_print_female?rev=1779388010&do=diff Front Paw Print (Female) [image] Here's a left front paw print (female). The writing claw is straight, so it doesn't leave a mark on the ground. I might have to redesign the male forepaw pads, as a single large pad would make it hard to flex the thumbs. biology text/html 2026-05-21T18:01:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/megathread:negative_and_lateral_numbers?rev=1779386502&do=diff Negative and Lateral Numbers Here are the negative and lateral (imaginary) number signs. A negative sign is an upper half circle placed before the number. A lateral sign is a lower half circle placed before the number. A full circle indicates a negative lateral number. text/html 2026-05-21T17:52:55+00:00 lurker (lurker@undisclosed.example.com) http://constructed.world/lore:hearthsider?rev=1779385975&do=diff Hearthsider Phonology vowels Weak Strong ShortLongShortLongWhinesLowbBcCHighdDfFGrowlsLowgGhHHighjJkKGruntsLowlLmMHighnNpPHissesPlaintTvVTrilledwWxX Consonants Sound Symbolhuff q chuff r yip s plain hiss