Design fiction. Edgy, new-age, ‘geeky’, cool…

Something I’ve never heard of before starting this course. And I sure like the sound of it.

Bruce Sterling explains design fiction to be “thinking about potential objects and services and trying to get people to concentrate on those rather than entire worlds or political trends…”

It kind of sounds like being an inventor. Tracy McBean anyone?!

It encourages people to be creative and think outside the square.

Sterling explains “it’s not a kind of fiction but a kind of design. It tells worlds rather than stories”.

In saying that, I think you can find elements of design fiction within stories. Most obviously sci-fi stories. The iconic ‘Back to the Future’ series springs to mind (LOVE that show btw). Hoverboards and time-travel cars could be considered as part of design fiction right?

I’d sure like to see the option of REAL life time travel cars become reality…

Images from ABC.Net and DavidDarling