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- One is for theoretical design research. Another is to refer to and explore new forms of human-computer interaction, which researchers increasingly think is shaped by science fiction books and films. Then there is the study of human body modification, which is perhaps best explored via the medium of fiction.
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Apr 5, 2018 · They found that researchers use science fiction in a variety of different ways. One is for theoretical design research.
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- The Technological Climate
- Cultural Understanding of Technology
- The Science Fiction Feedback Loop
- Future Visions
- The Mess of Reality
- Influencing The Future
While science fiction can both inspire future technology and explore the effects of those future technologies, it is important to remember that at the end of the day science fiction is storytelling. For an audience to understand those stories, it needs to be grounded in something that the audience is familiar with. “The technological climate” is so...
In Fritz Lang’s classic Metropolis (1927), technology was operated using mechanical controls like levers. By 1987, the television show Star Trek: The Next Generationhad replaced the mechanical controls with touch panels and voice control. Each piece of operating technology fit with the viewing audience’s general understanding of technology at that ...
Now that we’ve got a handle on how the technological climate is related to current science fact, how science fiction can’t stray too far ahead, and how all of these need to keep pace with one another, it’s time to get into how one influences the next, and so on. 1. Science fiction is made, reflecting current technological climate Science fiction li...
“Science fiction can be thought of as a storytelling genre that creates prototypes of other worlds, other experiences, other contexts for life, all based on the creative insights of the author.” —Julian Bleecker,Design Fiction: From Props to Prototypes Software companies like Microsoft and Apple like to influence us by broadcasting their visions of...
“When we talk of the mess, we want to suggest that the practice of any technology in the world is never quite as simple, straightforward,or idealized as it is imagined to be.” —Paul Dourish, Genevieve Bell, Divining a Digital Future: Mess and Mythology In Ubiquitous Computing The problem with these visions of the future is that they are too perfect...
“Look, the best way to predict the future is to invent it.” —Alan C. Kay, Predicting the Future This is where we as designers can make a difference. You don’t need to be a designer to know that reality always finds a way to put a wrinkle into your plans. But when it comes to new technology, being a designer does help us predict those wrinkles. Ever...
Jan 18, 2023 · Science fiction often serves as an inspiration for real scientific research and developments. Sometimes, the language of fiction shapes our thinking and approach to scientific investigation.
Jul 3, 2021 · In this paper, we propose to use Science Fiction movies and shows as a means of speculative design research in Computer Science research, education and application.
- Philipp Jordan, Paula Alexandra Silva
- 2021
Science fiction reveals the possibilities of what technology can offer: the good, the bad and the ugly. Through an examination of select works, this paper analyzes how science fiction comments on the well-intentioned uses for technological services, while showing the worst-case scenarios that may result because of their existence.
- Dennis Cheatham
Oct 9, 2020 · A recent review found science fiction is increasingly used as source material for research with intentionally public relevance and consequences (Menadue & Cheer, 2017).
Dec 12, 2018 · The AP: Has design in science fiction improved greatly in recent times? What do you consider the Golden Age of science fiction design in the areas you focus on?
