Mr. Chad Moore, Lead Narrative Designer on WildStar revealed some of the aspects of Lore Collections while giving interview to Serge during Arkship EU 2013.
 

WildStar Datacubes

Datacubes represent audio logs and research notes left behind by the Elden. These notes explain what they were doing in particular areas, as well as telling a larger story about what exactly what they were doing on Nexus. Eventually it will give insight into what happened to the Elden and why they disappeared 1 000 years ago. You will stumble upon these Datacubes in the open world, and finding them will give you a lore reward.
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