sources

the catalog

every claim on this site carries source ids that resolve here. type marks the evidence role; dates keep the precision the source gave.

1. undatedaicoin on moving castles' narrative engineaicoin.comchinese analysis crediting movingcastles with "narrative engine"/collective storytelling conceptcommunitysrc-ci-aicoin-lootverse
2. 2026-01-12an organized labor underground inside rat.funbluesky (via livequote)player-run "organized labor underground" inside rat.funcommunitysrc-ci-arkadiy-bsky
3. 2025automation, not autonomymediumai-agent-driven aws as "gamefi 1.0"; autonomy vs automationcommunitysrc-ci-automation-not-autonomy
4. undatedthe case for autonomous worldsaw.network · ludensludens' "blockchains as world technology" formulationcommunitysrc-ci-aw-case
5. 2026-09-16the autonomous worlds networkaw.networkautonomous worlds network; awassembly video archive incl. arb/gvn/agnes cameron talksreferencesrc-ci-aw-network
6. undatedthe autonomous world definition surveychaincatcher.comaw definition survey; "no clear definition" among builderscommunitysrc-ci-aw-survey
7. undatedthe bankless autonomous worlds explainerbankless.comaw overview & reading listreferencesrc-ci-bankless-aw
8. 2024-04-30ready up redstonebankless.comlaunch preview; "this cursed machine also looks zany"reportingsrc-ci-bankless-ready-up-redstone
9. 2023-11aw_research's this cursed machine playtest briefbitget.complaytest timeline; go.lem (early-2023 aw hackathon); mud2 migration apr 2023; network states co-prodcommunitysrc-ci-bitget-tcm-playtest
10. 2021-08-02boris mann's notes on the miniverses manifestobmannconsulting.com · boris mannboris mann quoting the manifesto's opening; dates publicationcommunitysrc-ci-bmann-note
11. 2024-05a quick overview of redstone mainnet launch activitiescoinlive.comtcm 2.0 notes; $bugs as erc-20reportingsrc-ci-coinlive-redstone-overview
12. 2023fully on-chain game review: pirate nation and this cursed machinemediumhands-on playtest review; tone praised, loading notedcommunitysrc-ci-coinmonks-review
13. 2023-11autonomous worlds assembly @ devconnect istanbulcryptoevents.globalspeaker list: arb (aw network), gvn (moving castles), ludens, hilmar veigar, et al.referencesrc-ci-cryptoevents-awa
14. 2024-05lattice launches redstone mainnet (syndication)cryptonews.netmainnet syndication; sky strife test stats (400k tx, 1,900 players)reportingsrc-ci-cryptonews-redstone
15. 2026-09-16our degenerate towndegenerate.townannounced tcm follow-up; "under contruction"primarysrc-ci-degenerate-town
16. 2024-11the devcon sea talk listingapp.devcon.orgsame talk listing, devcon seaarchivesrc-ci-devcon-schedule
17. 2024-11-25i survived ethereum devcon 7 (barely)davidzmorris.substack.com · david z. morris"most exciting thing i saw at devcon"; our degenerate town promo image; "the worst of both worlds"communitysrc-ci-dzmorris-devcon
18. 2022-11-23the eat-drain-arson repogithub"a tragicomic npc survival sim"; last updated 2023-02-24reposrc-ci-eda-github
19. 2024-05-03lattice launches redstone mainnet and unveils first fully on-chain gamesgam3s.gglaunch roundup; ccp/project awakening contextreportingsrc-ci-gam3s-redstone
20. 2024-09-24are autonomous worlds dead?gamestx.substack.com · jon jordanjon jordan; quotes lethe's "scene is dead" post; "grant-dependent boys"reportingsrc-ci-gamestx-aw-dead
21. 2022-08-29seeking a new kind of public good: closing the loopgitcoin.conames arthur röing baer; frames mc as trust project vs "neo-feudal" dark-forest communitiescommunitysrc-ci-gitcoin-public-good
22. 2023-10-05the strongest crypto gaming thesisgubsheep.substack.com · gubsheepcrypto-native games thesis; definitional substrate for focgcommunitysrc-ci-gubsheep-thesis
23. 2023-12what's the point of autonomous world?guiltygyoza.xyz · guiltygyozainsider skepticism; awow critiquecommunitysrc-ci-guiltygyoza-point
24. 2026-09-16the movingcastles hugging face orghuggingface.co9 followers; 5 team members; model publish/update activityreposrc-ci-hf-org
25. 2021-11-30hacker news on the miniverses manifestohacker news43 pts, 10 comments; skeptical/mixed receptioncommunitysrc-ci-hn-miniverses
26. 2021-08-10the august 2021 hacker news submissionhacker news3 pts, 0 commentscommunitysrc-ci-hn-miniverses-aug
27. 2022-02-12jacky zhao's notes on moving castlesjzhao.xyz · jacky zhaojacky zhao's notes; pairs manifesto with glibert's wizards talkcommunitysrc-ci-jzhao-note
28. 2022-12large lore modelsaw.network · dmstfctn, eva jager, alasdair milnedmstfctn/jager/milne; cites mc "narrative engine"; eda residency demo dated 2022-12-05communitysrc-ci-large-lore-models
29. 2023made from mudmirror.xyz · williamxmud dev experience; lists moving castles among mud gamescommunitysrc-ci-made-from-mud
30. undateda primer on fully on-chain gamingnaavik.cogames-industry digest on focg; quotes gubsheepreferencesrc-ci-naavik-focg
31. 2024-04lattice opens redstone chain for developer previewplaytoearn.comdev-preview announcement; "berlin-based indie studio moving castles"reportingsrc-ci-playtoearn-redstone
32. undatednatural composabilityronan.eth.limo · ronanetherplay's "infinite games" framing; scene definitional debatescommunitysrc-ci-ronan-composability
33. undatedthe 0xparc autonomous worlds residencytechflowpost.comaw residency sept–dec 2022, stipends; lists "moving castle" as resident teamreferencesrc-ci-techflow-daw
34. 2023-11-25autonomous worlds: misusing the money machinethejaymo.net · jay springettawassembly report; "nascent industry"; crypto industry baffled; thanks mccommunitysrc-ci-thejaymo-misusing
35. 2023-04the awassembly event threadthreadreaderappevent thread noting gvn908 world-building workshopcommunitysrc-ci-threadreader-awa-thread
36. 2023-08-09three eras of world generation: worldbuilding, worlding, world-weavingaw.network · gvn & arbgvn & arb; worldbuilding→worlding→world-weaving; confined-sandbox critique; wow/vitalik anecdoteprimarysrc-ci-three-eras
37. 2024-04deploy uniswap v3 on redstonegov.uniswap.orgrace to mainnet apr 4–30; launch tokens incl. tcmcommunitysrc-ci-uniswap-rfc-redstone
38. 2023-11towards a metaphysics of worldscontraptions.venkateshrao.com · venkatesh raorao on awassembly talk; "a 'what are you smoking' aspect to the idea"communitysrc-ci-venkatesh-metaphysics
39. 2026-09-16@movingcastles_ on xx"mc", joined dec 2021, 2,851 followers, 24 posts; zero post ≈16 replies/34 reposts/411 likes/~38k views; daemons post ≈1/16/81/~7.3k viewscommunitysrc-ci-x-profile
40. undatedthe tcm analytics dashboarddashboards.yeomen.aicommunity onchain analytics for tcm ($bugs holders, dau, orders)referencesrc-ci-yeomen-tcm-dashboard
41. 2026-09-15zero (mc001)movingcastles.worldmc001 "zero" training report; full pipeline, eval, mech-interpprimarysrc-ci-zero-report
42. 2026-09-16agnes cameron's news logagnescameron.infocameron's log: tcm launch 2024-05-03, aw assembly talk, siena reading group, interview linkprimarysrc-hp-agnes-news
43. 2024a chatroom with legs: indirect communication and conversational worldsaw.network · agnes cameronagnes cameron essay on game dialogue systemsprimarysrc-hp-aw-chatroom
44. 2024autonomous worlds n1 on metalabelaw.networkaw n1 anthology on metalabel; contributor listprimarysrc-hp-aw-n1
45. 2023-11-23aw_research on this cursed machinebitget.comaw_research (jojo/kaikai): tcm intro, eda playtest 2022-12-04, go.lem details, gvn talkcommunitysrc-hp-aw-research-tcm
46. 2025-01autonomous worlds n1 in traditional chineseaw.networktraditional chinese edition, nowhere publishing taipeiprimarysrc-hp-aw-translation
47. 2026-01what onchain gaming learned in 2025bankless.com · nejc (focgers)rat.fun in 2025 onchain-gaming reviewreportingsrc-hp-bankless-2025review
48. undatedbasescan: the $rat tokenbasescan.org$rat token on base; "game about having fun and drugging rats"referencesrc-hp-basescan-rat
49. 2024-06-13devs on devs: gvn on autonomous worldscoinlive.comdevs on devs transcript: gvn on aw philosophy; project listinterviewsrc-hp-coinlive-devsondevs
50. 2024-04-04redstone mainnet launch insightscryptobriefing.comredstone may-1 launch slate incl. tcmreportingsrc-hp-cryptobriefing-redstone
51. 2023-03-11art in the age of the metaversedebalie.nlco-founders + studio composition + gvn bioreferencesrc-hp-debalie
52. 2019idle heroes at visitedeimagerie.begvn908 "idle heroes" (2019) screening + ig handlereferencesrc-hp-deimagerie-gvn
53. 2024-11-13this cursed machine: onchain game post-mortemarchive.devcon.orgdevcon 7 bangkok talk record, speaker arbarchivesrc-hp-devcon-tcm
54. 2021-08-13the dotlit log, august 2021dotlit.orgcontemporaneous link to miniverses essayarchivesrc-hp-dotlit
55. 2026-09the moving castles gmbh registry entryfirminform.degmbh hrb 265203 b, leuschnerdamm 13, 10999 berlinreferencesrc-hp-firminform
56. 2024how to repair a spaceportparagraph.comcites "bugs in, sludge out" talk, 2023-11-15communitysrc-hp-folklore-spaceport
57. 2022-08-29a moving castle crosses the ridge between private and publicgitcoin.co · gvn & arbrewritten miniverses essay; mascot streams detailprimarysrc-hp-gitcoin-mc
58. 2025-03-16the clearnetparanoia repogithubgodot game repo; sole contributor alexdeclinoreposrc-hp-github-clearnet
59. 2026-03-10the nanoclaw forkgithubfork of containerized claude-agent assistantreposrc-hp-github-nanoclaw
60. 2022-11-23the moving-castles github orggithuborg + 20 public repos, contributor listsreposrc-hp-github-org
61. 2026-09-02pyranoid — a parry portgithubparry (1972) port, "routine for routine"reposrc-hp-github-pyranoid
62. 2025-01-09the rat.fun repogithubrat.fun: mud contracts + llm server (anthropic), sanity cms, replicatereposrc-hp-github-ratfun
63. 2024-11-04the shulgin.engineering repogithubsvelte site; likely rat.fun-related (inferred)reposrc-hp-github-shulgin
64. 2025-01-24the sybil.gg repogithubunreleased project, sole contributor pwrstudioreposrc-hp-github-sybil
65. 2023-07-29the this-cursed-machine repogithubtcm source; contributors pwrstudio/manegame/dk1a/frolic/agnescameronreposrc-hp-github-tcm
66. 2025-12-12rat.fun: the filthiest llm-driven roguelike game is livegmgamers.substack.com · nejc (focgers)rat.fun launch coverage; "this week" → ~dec 8–12, 2025; basecommunitysrc-hp-gmgamers-ratfun
67. 2024-04redstone is racing to mainnetgmgamers.substack.com"this cursed machine 2.0 coming may 1st"communitysrc-hp-gmgamers-redstone
68. 2026-07-18the movingcastles/zero model cardhuggingface.comodel card, lineage, usage notes; 36 downloadsreposrc-hp-hf-zero
69. 2024ultrafacehybrida.spaceultraface by gvn908 & alex murray; ultraface.xyzreferencesrc-hp-hybrida-ultraface
70. 2025clearnet paranoia on itch.iomovingcastles.itch.iogodot game page; 2021 essay description; "no generative ai"primarysrc-hp-itch-clearnet
71. 2022-03-28moving castles at kabk i/m/dworld-quake.kabk.nli/m/d lecture "moving castles by gvn908, arb"referencesrc-hp-kabk-lecture
72. 2024-05-01start your engines: redstone livelattice.xyzredstone mainnet launch; mc "indie studio based in berlin"primarysrc-hp-lattice-redstone
73. 2026-09arthur röing baer on linkedinlinkedinarb: ceo moving castles gmbh since aug 2021; foam rolesreferencesrc-hp-linkedin-arb
74. 2023the rise of micro-studiosloaf.coffeemc listed among aw micro-studioscommunitysrc-hp-loaf-microstudios
75. 2026-07-01daemons (mc000)movingcastles.worldmc000 manifesto, pivot to "daemons"primarysrc-hp-mc-daemons
76. 2026-09-16the movingcastles.world indexmovingcastles.worldsite index: mc000/mc001 listing, contact linksprimarysrc-hp-mc-index
77. 2021-08-03moving castles: modular and portable multiplayer miniversesmovingcastles.world · gvn & arbfounding essay, gvn & arbprimarysrc-hp-mc-miniverses
78. 2026-09roles at moving castlesmovingcastles.world"r&d lab for new subjectivities"; hiring; berlinprimarysrc-hp-mc-roles
79. 2024-06the mirror interview with arb and alex declinoworld.mirror.xyzoriginal interview (dead/403; linked from agnescameron.info)interviewsrc-hp-mirror-tcm-interview
80. 2026nanoclawgithubupstream project mc forkedreposrc-hp-nanoclaw-orig
81. undatedarthur röing baer at the new centrethenewcentre.orgarb bio: trust director, foam 2017–19, strelka, sandberg mareferencesrc-hp-newcentre-arb
82. 2022trust in conversation with serpentine galleriesnovembre.globaltrust×serpentine; mc "incubated at trust"; arb biointerviewsrc-hp-novembre-trust
83. 2022why minecraft will be studied by banks and governmentsmediumexplains mc principles; gvn quotes on portabilitycommunitysrc-hp-oregon-obg
84. 2024-06-12the this cursed machine interview, in chinesenews.qq.comchinese tr. of mirror interview w/ arb & alex declino; tcm core team; may-4 multiplayer launchinterviewsrc-hp-qq-tcm-interview
85. undatedagnes cameron at robidarobidacollective.comcameron bio; "often collaborates with… moving castles"referencesrc-hp-robida-agnes
86. 2017-06-16gravity — gvn908 for showstudioshowstudio.com"collective gvn908" fashion film "gravity"referencesrc-hp-showstudio-gvn
87. 2023the network-states-lite repogithub"a project by small brain games, 0xhank, and moving castles"reposrc-hp-smallbrain-ns
88. undatedthis cursed machine docsdocs.thiscursedmachine.funtcm mechanics glossary; $bugs erc20 mintingprimarysrc-hp-tcm-docs
89. 2023-05-21quite busythejaymo.net · jay springettscene blog noting eda's wired featurecommunitysrc-hp-thejaymo
90. 2023-10wasd on the small brain ecosystemwasd.mirror.xyzwasd newsletter on small brain ecosystem; tcm teaser; sept 2023 bridge botcommunitysrc-hp-wasd-smallbrain
91. 2023-05-16autonomous worlds aim to free online games from corporate controlwired · mike orcuttmike orcutt; aw residency london fall 2022; baer quote; gvn pseudonym; primodium = hsieh brothersreportingsrc-hp-wired-aw