03-23, 11:30–12:00 (America/Los_Angeles), Warehouse
This talk "The Future of Computing is Fiction" presents a brief overview of Design Fiction and reveals how Design Fiction can serve as an approach for envisioning possible futures of computing. cf https://nearfuturelaboratory.com/the-manual-of-design-fiction
This talk, "The Future of Computing is Fiction", presents a brief overview of Design Fiction and reveals how Design Fiction can serve as an approach for envisioning possible futures of computing. Through the creation of tangible artifacts that imply adjacent possible trajectories for computing's futures, Design Fiction allows us to materialize the intangible, make the non-sensical make sense, and imbue these possibilities with ambitions, desires, and dreams of what-could be. Design Fiction allows us to represent challenges, and technological trajectories in grounded form, through the powerful Design Fiction artifact, such as advertisements, magazines, quick-start guides, FAQs, and news stories. In this talk I will briefly describe the methodologies of Design Fiction and the ways it has been used by organizations, teams, and brands to project into possible futures. I will showcase how speculative artifacts, such as industrial designs for new computing platforms or advertisements for future services, act as conduits for discussion and reflection on the evolution of computing.
https://www.nearfuturelaboratory.com
https://julianbleecker.com
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeCmAPS7v1m_Z22LvE6W0IqGSmUts7pZ&si=tLpWm-kOYWHk6LPq
Julian Bleecker, BSEE, MSEng, Ph.D. is a leading researcher, designer, and entrepreneur in the fields of technology and innovation. He founded Near Future Laboratory and OMATA, and is the originator of the concept of Design Fiction. Bleecker has published extensively on design, technology, and the future, and his book "The Manual of Design Fiction" is widely recognized as a pioneering work on the subject. His work has been recognized with numerous awards and accolades, and he is known for his innovative and forward-thinking approach to shaping the future through design.