Indias Anand Gandhi and Zain Memon on Building Maya, Their New Mythology for the Digital Age Every Hero Is Someone Elses Villain

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  • "Maya" is a sprawling transmedia universe that has launched with its first novel.
  • The project is built around a core philosophy: “Whoever controls the stories, controls our dreams and nightmares, our very desires and fears.” “Maya’ isn’t about heroes vs. villains,” says game designer Zain Memon.
  • “It’s about the defining conflicts of our civilization today: truth vs. dogma, innovation vs. stagnation, freedom vs. control, and haves vs. have-nots”
Four years ago, filmmaker Anand Gandhi and game designer Zain Memon asked themselves a simple question What is worth dedicating the rest of our lives to? Their answer became Maya, a sprawling tr [+6492 chars]

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