dissolverse

dissolverse is a fictional transmedia universe that centers on the idea that reality and identity can dissolve and reform across multiple levels of reality. It began as an online collaborative project in the early 2020s and has since expanded into short fiction, interactive experiences, and a series of short films. The core motif is dissolution events, moments when stable states of matter, memory, and social structures dissolve into a shared substratum called the dissolve, enabling cross-reality recombination of narratives.

In-dissolverse lore, key concepts include dissolvent states, the Archive—a growing repository of dissolved histories—and partial identities that endure through dissolution. Various factions study, exploit, or resist dissolution, ranging from preservers of continuity to agents of perpetual transformation.

Structure and media: The dissolverse is presented through serialized fiction, interactive experiences, and audiovisual pieces. Each medium offers a distinct perspective on dissolution, identity, and entropy, while sharing motifs and artifacts that keep the lore coherent.

Themes and reception: Critics and fans note its experimental narrative form, its exploration of memory, agency, and change, and its transmedia approach to storytelling. The project has influenced discussions of ontology, speculative design, and collaborative creation in independent media.

See also: transmedia storytelling, metaverse, ontology, entropy.