{"id":123,"date":"2026-02-13T00:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:36:58","slug":"week-3-narrative-worldbuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/week-3-narrative-worldbuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 | Narrative &amp; Worldbuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Narrative + initial visual outputs: developed the future setting and opening framing (tiered society, bodega as hub) and tied mobile-banking-style account opening into the opening dialogue as the first step; built a V1 loop (2 years \/ 24 turns) grounded in youth finance frameworks. 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