hochhoh

Hochhoh is a fictional megacity used in speculative fiction and transmedia storytelling. Since the early 2020s, it has appeared across novels, interactive fiction, and fan-created wikis as a densely populated urban center that blends advanced technology with sharp social contrasts. The name is treated as a proper noun within its works and has been adopted by fans as a stylized term for elevated urban life.

In-universe origin traces the name to a hybrid tongue and a historic phrase meaning “high halls” or “upper voice.” Outside the fiction, Hochhoh is often described as a coined, visually striking word intended to evoke altitude, energy, and friction.

Geographically, Hochhoh is depicted as a multi-tiered city perched on elevated platforms above a polluted river delta or canyon, connected by aerial transport, stairways, and escalators. Its governance varies by work but is commonly portrayed as a technocratic or meritocratic regime composed of guilds, city councils, and corporate bodies; power centers on data infrastructure and critical utilities.

Its economy focuses on information services, robotics, biotech, and logistics. Cultural life features vertical neighborhoods, market plazas, projection art, and a music-and-light scene that emphasizes speed and urban density. Language in Hochhoh literature includes slang and glosses that reflect class divisions and transhuman themes.

Hochhoh functions as a setting to explore topics such as resilience, surveillance, environmental degradation, and social mobility. It has inspired fan-made maps, lore databases, and collaborative world-building projects, contributing to discussions about urban futurism in contemporary speculative fiction.