resource | rdf:resource | https://scalar.usc.edu/works/refusal/welcome-to-the-cyberpunk-dystopia.13 |
versionnumber | ov:versionnumber | 13 |
title | dcterms:title | Welcome to the Cyberpunk Dystopia |
description | dcterms:description | Zaidi, Leah. 2021. “Welcome to the Cyberpunk Dystopia.” Presented at the FITC Sessions, March 11. http://fitc.ca/event/cyberpunk/. |
content | sioc:content | When COVID-19 began, many of us looked to science fiction and found that pandemic stories didn’t fit the reality that emerged – we were looking in the wrong place! High-tech, low-life, and an uncertain future places us in a cyberpunk dystopia; COVID-19 is all about order and control, and this has implications for what and how we design in the present and for the future. This presentation will demonstrate why we’re in a cyberpunk dystopia and how we can design our way out of it. Objective Understand the value of dystopias and how they can be applied in human-centred design initiatives. Five Things Audience Members Will Learn What is a dystopia The role of dystopias in society Why we’re living in a cyberpunk dystopia The design implications of a cyberpunk dystopia How to use dystopias strategically |
url | art:url | https://www.crowdcast.io/e/cyberpunk |
default view | scalar:defaultView | plain |
was attributed to | prov:wasAttributedTo | https://scalar.usc.edu/works/refusal/users/4374 |
created | dcterms:created | 2021-04-13T15:06:12-07:00 |
type | rdf:type | http://scalar.usc.edu/2012/01/scalar-ns#Version |
source | dcterms:source | http://fitc.ca/event/cyberpunk/ |
date | dcterms:date | 3/11/21 |
bibliographic citation | dcterms:bibliographicCitation | Zaidi, Leah. 2021. “Welcome to the Cyberpunk Dystopia.” Presented at the FITC Sessions, March 11. http://fitc.ca/event/cyberpunk/. |
format | dcterms:format | presentation |
creator | dcterms:creator | Zaidi, Leah |