I've been thinking of alternate systems of realities for some time now, as a device for my fiction. There are things I want to do that only seem to work on an alternate version of Earth. It certainly doesn't work for this version of Earth that we all live on.
I'm a freak on this planet, and I've always been one.
I don't really belong at all.
Anyway, but on an Alternate Earth, I might fit in just fine.
The idea is basically, that there are an infinite number of realities. This idea has been addressed for decades, so it is nothing new.
Earth Alternate Universe - 0, is, I suppose, the universe of where the Earth has never existed, or, never became a planet where there was life on it. After studying a lot of astronomy, I've concluded that the fact there is life at all on this planet is a pretty amazing thing. The moon, a dead world, actually had a lot to do with creating life on this planet because of its gravitational pull on the waters of the earth, which helped to make things happen.
Earth Alternate Universe - 1, is basically the Earth how it really is, as seen through my eyes, because that is how I know the world. As a fictional device, it is the home Earth, where all the things in my other alternate Earth realities can take place.
E.A.U. -2 is my version of medieval Earth. It is kind of a D & D world, kind of Middle Earth. I've imagined The Moon here to contain a series of dungeons that permeate the core.
E.A.U. - 3 is my Future Earth, where the whole Universe is populated, and there are ways to travel throughout the Universe partly because of The InterGalactic Transit System. There will also be another system that allows you to travel to alternate dimensions and realities
These four realities have been enough to keep me busy for a while, and any time I want to add in an additional A.U., I can do so at anytime, like throwing in E.A.U. -4, where everything is a cartoon.
A.U. - 5, could be where the whole universe is an online game.
You know, someday there might be 'EARTH ONLINE' which will be the one game to rule us all. The whole Earth will be online through this one virtual world. Downloading it will be a bitch, though, it may be standard equipment for computers of the future.
Basically, the whole Earth will be mapped out, and you will be able to go anywhere you want in this world. I don't know how it will work exactly, but your avatar will be able to do anything you can do in this world. It could be like Sims, like some other games, ...it will be the combination of everything.
A game like this could very well happen, and there will be a Moon expansion package, along with Mars eventually.
There will be different servers, and everyone on the web could be on it someday.
Who knows?
You will be able to access everything on your computer in game, by sitting your avatar down at his/her computer. You will always be able to be in game if you want.
I envision it as an incredible game, and who knows, maybe you could even make a living within the game.
What I like about the future is the sheer number of possibilities. I love it.
Time to take a break. I will write more about this subject soon, as it intrigues me.
