Storytelling Lenses · storytelling-lenses
Owner directive (2026-07-10), canonical. "The 'Cogni' Interpretative Framework: … Atmospheric Rendering (John Muir Lens) … Ecological Interconnectedness (Rachel Carson Lens) … Philosophical Grounding (Aldo Leopold Lens)." [src: wiki/development/prompts-archive/by-topic/knowledge-management-and-concept-modeling.md:754-762]
Content
The Storytelling Lenses are the registry of configurable narrative styles the Storytelling POD selects per scenery slice — the interchangeable optics of the sensory-genome. The directive names three ("this is the knowledge for the Storytelling POD and Playbook" [src: ...:690]):
| Lens | Style direction | Applies best to |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric rendering (Muir-tradition) | "Focus on scale, light, and awe" [src: ...:758] | establishing shots, biome reveals, dynamic-island approach, Dawn Cycle |
| Ecological interconnectedness (Carson-tradition) | "Focus on how every action affects the biome" [src: ...:760] | knowledge-particle trades, adaptive-intelligence bloom/decay, market node-district scenes |
| Land-ethic grounding (Leopold-tradition) | "Focus on the ethics and value of the work" [src: ...:762] | work-cell acceptance, collaborative-intelligence moments, Dusk reflection |
Selection model. A lens is a cogni-level configuration: the Storytelling POD assigns one (or a weighted blend) per slice of a scene, so a single camera track through a district can shift from awe (approach) to interconnection (transaction) to ethic (commitment). The org's biome-archetypes register tunes each lens's vocabulary — the same Carson-tradition beat reads differently in a Cyberpunk Metropolis than in a Solarpunk Oasis.
RULE — traditions, not texts. The lens names describe nature-writing traditions used as style directions. The three example lines in the directive are the owner's own prose (quoted in sensory-genome with attribution to the directive). All output generated under any lens is always original prose written in that tradition's spirit; actual passages from any published author are never reproduced.
Composition
- uses: cogni (configuration mechanism), biome-archetypes (vocabulary tuning)
- used-by: sensory-genome (applies the selected lens), scenery + slice (per-slice assignment), daily-loop (lens shifts across the day), spatial-site (final rendered narration)
See also
- sensory-genome — the engine these lenses configure
- diegetic-ui — the frame all narration must respect