Contributor Roles at Emergent Dynamics

A catalog of technical, creative, scientific, and organizational pathways into the E.D.E.N. ecosystem.

Emergent Dynamics welcomes highly motivated contributors from a wide range of backgrounds.
Our work spans simulation engineering, scientific modeling, geospatial computation, education, creative systems design, and frontier visualization — and each domain benefits from unique skill sets.

This page outlines the major contributor roles within the E.D.E.N. ecosystem, the anticipated scope of work, and the types of backgrounds or interests that align well with each role.

All roles begin with a conversation, followed by NDA/IP protections before any internal access is granted.

🔹 Engineering & Technical Roles

Simulation Engineer

Focus: Extending core planetary subsystems (geology, hydrology, atmosphere, ecology).
Expected Work:

  • implementing new subsystem logic
  • refining field interactions
  • debugging emergent behavior
  • extending temporal or spatial models
    Ideal Background:
  • C# / Unity
  • physics, computational modeling, or systems programming
  • interest in environmental or planetary simulation

Tools & Editor Engineer

Focus: Improving usability of the engine through better inspectors, tools, and interface components.
Expected Work:

  • building editor utilities
  • data probing tools
  • overlay controls
  • UX for simulation workflows
    Ideal Background:
  • Unity editor tooling
  • UI/UX engineering
  • debugging or workflow optimization mindset

Graphics / Visualization Engineer

Focus: Scientific visualization and rendering of tile, edge, and vector fields.
Expected Work:

  • new overlay renderers
  • styles and color maps
  • performance tuning
  • shader experimentation
    Ideal Background:
  • Unity URP/HDRP
  • shader graph or HLSL
  • data visualization

Systems Integrator

Focus: Connecting new subsystems or external data sources to the E.D.E.N. engine.
Expected Work:

  • creating adapters
  • building data importers
  • implementation of real-world datasets (optional)
    Ideal Background:
  • strong C# architecture sense
  • familiarity with structured data models
  • comfort working near boundaries of complex systems

🔹 Scientific & Analytical Roles

Climate / Earth Systems Contributor

Focus: Helping inform or refine environmental simulation models.
Expected Work:

  • recommending scientific patterns
  • identifying stable parameter ranges
  • reviewing subsystem behavior
    Ideal Background:
  • earth science, environmental science, meteorology, geography
  • or simply a deep interest in climate systems

Geospatial Analyst

Focus: Interpretation, critique, or enhancement of geospatial patterns and overlays.
Expected Work:

  • validating spatial logic
  • comparing geodesic representation to GIS analogs
  • helping tune emergent features
    Ideal Background:
  • GIS knowledge
  • cartography
  • geodesy or topology interest

Mathematical Modeler

Focus: High-level feedback on model structure and numerical behavior.
Expected Work:

  • sanity checking diffusion/flow models
  • offering refinements to relationships or parameters
  • conceptual modeling support
    Ideal Background:
  • applied math, physics, computational modeling, systems science

🔹 Creative, Narrative & Worldbuilding Roles

Scenario Designer

Focus: Creating educational or exploratory modules for the Simulation Application Layer.
Expected Work:

  • designing scenarios
  • building guided experiences
  • crafting time-based explorations
    Ideal Background:
  • education, design, writing
  • ability to think structurally and conceptually

Lore / World Narrative Contributor (future gameplay)

Focus: Adding narrative layers for future gameplay or educational experiences.
Expected Work:

  • designing cultures, histories, or stories aligned with systemic behavior
    Ideal Background:
  • creative writing, worldbuilding, narrative design

🔹 Educational & Documentation Roles

STEM Education Specialist

Focus: Aligning simulation behaviors with classroom use cases.
Expected Work:

  • creating lesson-friendly scenarios
  • designing concept modules
  • translating system behavior into educational materials
    Ideal Background:
  • STEM teaching
  • curriculum development
  • educational technology

Technical Writer

Focus: Helping grow public-facing and contributor-facing documentation.
Expected Work:

  • maintaining docs
  • creating conceptual diagrams
  • simplifying complex simulation behavior into readable content
    Ideal Background:
  • documentation experience
  • strong clarity of communication
  • comfort with technical systems

🔹 Organizational & Strategic Roles

Project Coordinator

Focus: Making sure contributors stay synced and momentum continues.
Expected Work:

  • contributor support
  • tracking progress
  • helping maintain structure
    Ideal Background:
  • project management
  • organization and communication skills

Community / Outreach Contributor

Focus: Sharing the work with educators, indie developers, or research groups.
Expected Work:

  • writing posts
  • creating light demos
  • helping build early community structure
    Ideal Background:
  • communication
  • social outreach
  • comfort talking about technical projects

🔹 What We Value in All Contributors

  • Curiosity over credentials
  • Independence over hand-holding
  • Quiet intensity
  • Respect for process
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Genuine excitement for frontier systems
  • Ability to think structurally

We care more about alignment than résumé pedigree.

🔹 Next Steps

If one of these roles resonates with you — or if you think you can contribute in a way not listed here — the next step is simple:

Reach out.
We share more only under NDA/IP assignment, and then match contributors to tasks appropriate to their strengths and interest.

Emergent Dynamics is building something foundational.
If you see it — you see it.