terrible tomorrows.
A collection of frightful future ingredients to indulge in some spooky speculation, because sometimes it’s worth thinking about the stuff we don’t want to think about.
The mutants
Pushing the boundaries of the human body by upgrading our physical bodies and in some cases, our senses.
How else might we modify our bodies to unlock new ways to express ourselves? To feel and interact with the world?
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Extreme plastic surgery
Bionic Enhancements
Biohacking
Amputations
Implants
Unlocking New Senses
Tattoos & Piercings
The cyborgs
Hybrids of the living and the digital. Organic systems augmented by technology.
How might the continued blurring between organic and synthetic create new tensions? Is there value in keeping the two worlds separate?
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Cyborg Botany
Brain Machine Interface
Bionic Eyes
Living Robot (Xenobot)
Plants as Sensors
Medical Implants
Bionic Prosthetics
Exoskeletons
The killers
Products, spaces, robots with murderous tendencies. Tech gone rogue.
What other seemingly innocuous spaces and products could become malevolent?
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Drone Swarms
Robotic Soldiers
Cyberattacks
Predictive Algorithms
Data Gathering
Health Implants
The frankensteins
The creation of hybrid lifeforms using synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
How might hybrid lifeforms influence natural selection and evolution? Would certain hybrid lifeforms be banned?
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Genetically modified organisms
Organ/limb replacements
3D printed organs
Animal hybrids
Selective breeding
The death eaters
Death serving as a source of nutrients for more sustainable and cyclical agriculture. In a round about way, eating the dead...
What types of ethical considerations should be weighed? Would there be a new type of yearly “thanksgiving” feast provided by those that have passed?
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Body Composting
Green cemeteries
Cemetery gardens
Cradle Graves
Vertical Cemeteries as Farms
The apparitions
Technology that makes it so that no one and nothing is quite as it seems. In other words, you can’t quite tell what’s real and what isn’t.
What types of safeguards would be required in the future to ensure that the individual you’re interacting with is who they say they are?
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Deep Fakes
Augmented Reality
Virtual Reality
Internet trolling
Virtual Filters
Alter Egos
The shadows
Big data being collected on your every move, giving you the feeling that there’s something out there affecting, controlling your life.
How might we have better visibility of targeted experiences that are custom built off of our data? Are there benefits or downfalls to making this more “visible”?
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Big Data
Data Trails
Emotional data
Subconscious Preferences
Predictive Algorithms
Biometrics
Personalized Advertising
Non-Invasive Mind Reading
The undead
Achieving immortality through technology. Not letting death stop you from living (a facsimile of) life.
Should humans be allowed to exist forever, virtually? Is there a certain point that these virtual recreations should die a digital death?
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AI Generated Personalities
CGI Individuals
Chat Bots
Deep Fakes
Data Trails
Immortal Stars
The cannibals
Cultivating and incubating human cells to produce an “ethical” human meat for consumption.
How might lab-grown human samples be used to boost food security? Is there ever a future where this would be desirable?
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Cellular Agriculture
3D Food Printing
Food Incubators
Skin in a Dish
3D Printed Organs
Exotic Steaks
The ghosts
Artificially created individuals who are “there” but aren’t really at all.
In the future, how might we want to identify virtual, synthetic people? Would we want to define digital alter egos and link them to our personalities? Is there value in it being unregulated?
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DeepFakes
CGI Individuals
AI Generated Personalities
virtual Influencers
Artificial Friendships
The boogeyman
Responsive digital experiences that are personalized to your preferences. In other words, responsive, personalized horror delivered just for you and your fears.
Are there specific safeguards that should be put in place to protect or limit the extent of the personalized scare? How might this turn terribly bad? In what situations might it be good?
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Responsive Gameplay
Data Trails
Predictive Algorithms
Personalized Experiences
Responsive Spaces
AR/VR Storytelling
Biofeedback Games
AI-Led NPCs