I hope this thread dose not ruin the DWBI,
but the topic is truly fascinating giving how the discussion has almost turned into a complete up side down version of this world almost.
While the General View Points have been established we should go through the cultural effects of these views: video games music, books and everything else.
Since it seems like that world is on technologically on pair with this one I started thinking about computers which they call in an electronic abbcaus and how computer games might develop differently or be remarkably similar.
Then I though about the Civilization Series,
I think most of us will agree that in the 5 versions of this game that have been released in the past 20 years that the software is euro centric (though I have herd that five kind of tried to address the problem) I know that many of the earlier versions skipped over pinnical civilizations like the Khemer. Ethopia, Indoneshia and in my opinion failed to really dig deep into the orient. (I mean China and India just being given one civilization without addressing their long heritage of diversity and civil war. Especially with India since unification is an exception not the normalcy..
Ill start by trying to guess what the CIV 1 version in the other world might look like (of course mind you the engine is likely to be different given completely given developers
1- Fusang (Chinese North America
2- Zhoungua (Northern China)
3- Xiongu (Mongols
4- Da Qin (Rome)
5- Khmer
6- Al Sham (Arabia)
7- Wa (Japan)
8- Vijayanagara (Southern India)
9- Bhārata (Arian Inda)
10- Al Andusclus (Muslim Spain)
11- Indoneshia
12- Iran
13- Ethiopia
14- Al-Anhuac (Muslim South America)