You have written the novel, directed the play, or filmed your story. You have a universe in your head. But you can feel it, can’t you? The characters have a life beyond the final chapter. There are corners of your universe you have yet to explore. The logic of your world is too vast for just a single tale. It wants to be set free.

The question isn’t just: “What happens next?” – but: “Where else can this universe exist?”

About the course

MATCHING THE UNIVERSE is an intensive provocation for professional storytellers, performing artists, filmmakers, and curators. It is a laboratory for those who sense that their project holds the DNA of something greater. We are not merely talking about “adaptations” – we are talking about transformation.
Using the World Star model as a starting point, participants work to distill their project down to its core mythology and rebuild it as a World Manual. This becomes the master key that enables the universe to exist across games, VR, TV series, or exhibitions and experiences – without losing its artistic soul.

Format and necessity

This is not a passive webinar. It is an intensive program of online workshops spanning one weekend and three Mondays. The course functions as a peer-to-peer collider, where a theatre director might find their next collaborator in a game developer, and where a novelist might suddenly see their universe through a curator’s eyes.
Course participants work on concrete projects and new tools while engaging in live Q&A sessions with an international “Justice League” of world-builders from Europe, Asia, and the USA, helping them navigate the transformation from a single work into an entire universe.

Weekend workshop program:

Schedule for Monday classes:

You will receive:

• A digital copy of the upcoming book How to Create a Universe (2025)
• A blueprint for your own "World Manual"
• Access to an international network of "Universe-First" creators

Participation requirements:

Bring a "Seed Project"—a book, performance, screenplay, game design, or concept that is currently "trapped" in a single medium. The goal is to set it free.

Application process

Register via Billetto.

Please note that course participants working professionally in the Danish film industry can apply for funding from the Danish Film Institute’s grant scheme for continuing education and skills development. The scheme is aimed at individuals currently or previously working professionally in the Danish film industry, as well as those with relevant training in film production or the film industry.
The fund covers course fees of up to DKK 25,000, and the next application deadline is September 2, 2026. Read more here. Remember that the course fee may be tax-deductible, and check with your trade union to see if you can apply for funding for the course.

In collaboration with The Norwegian Film School