Science Fiction Prototypes
1st International Workshop
"Creative Science - Science Fiction Prototyping for Research" (CS'10)
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia. 19th of July 2010
"Creative Science - Science Fiction Prototyping for Research" (CS'10)
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia. 19th of July 2010
- 'An Introduction to SF Prototyping' by Brian David Johnson <paper>, <presentation>
- 'Exploring Science Fiction Prototypes in Persuasive TeleHealth' by Sumi Helal *INVITED TALK*
- 'SciFi as a Design Tool' by Nathan Shedroff *INVITED TALK*
- 'Voices from the Interface' by Paul McCullagh <SF-Prototype>, <presentation>, <video>. *BEST SF-PROTOTYPE AWARD*
- 'We all wear dark glasses now' by Graham Clarke and Malcolm Lear <SF-Prototype>, <presentation>
- 'Automated Eye on Nature and the Were-Tigers of Belum' by Kar-Seng Loke and Simon Egerton <SF-Prototype>, <presentation>
- 'Knowing Yourself' by Yevgeniya Kovalchuk <SF-Prototype>, <presentation>
- 'A survey in consciousness in robots and the future of reception robots' by Hossein Farid Ghassem Nia <SF-Prototype>
- 'Mdi' by Angelica Reyes and Ruth S. Contreras Espinosa <SF-Prototype>, <video>
- 'Tales from a Pod' by Victor Callaghan <SF-Prototype>, <presentation>. This SF-Prototype story has led to real researchand collaboration with a company to bring the vision to life.
- 'Brain Machines' by Brian David johnson <story>, <presentation>
2nd International Workshop
"Creative Science - Science Fiction Prototyping for Technology Innovation" (CS'11)
Nottingham – UK. 25th-26th of July 2011
"Creative Science - Science Fiction Prototyping for Technology Innovation" (CS'11)
Nottingham – UK. 25th-26th of July 2011
- Preface of the CS'11 Workshop proceedings
- 'Meet The CS'11 Authors
- An Introduction to CS'11 & SF Prototyping' by Brian David Johnson (Director of Future Casting, Interactions and Experience Research, Intel Labs, INTEL Corp, USA). Brian's talk was based on this CS10 paper.
- KEYNOTE - What Happens Next? Science Communicators and the Future Tense, Sumit Paul-Choudury (Editor of NewScientist.com, London, UK) <abstract> <presentation>
- INVITED TALK - Love and God and Robots, Brian David Johnson (Director of Future Casting, Interactions and Experience Research, Intel Labs, INTEL Corp, USA) <abstract> <SF-Prototype>
- Interaction Space, Gary Graham (Leeds University Business School, UK) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- The Spiritual Machine, Hsuan-Yi WU (Digital Marketing Planner, Delta Electronics Inc, Taiwan), Vic Callaghan (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Essex University, UK) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- Living the Past in the Future (Erkan Bostanci, Adrian Clark, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Essex University, UK) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- The Ministry of Interfaces, Yevgeniya Kovalchuk (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- Song of Iliad, Tiina KYMÄLÄINEN, (School of Art and Design, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype> ***CFf Award for Best SFP***
- The Lonely Companion Hazel Grain, (Independent Artist, Bristol, UK) <abstract> <SF-Prototype>
- Meltdown, Neil McBride (Centre for Computing an Social responsibility, De Montfort University, UK) <abstract> <video presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- The End of Hearing, Marek Kultys (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>. There is also a short film which introduces and accompanies this project.
- Nickelbricking, Toby Moores, Mike Atherton, (Sleepydog Limited, Media Production, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK) <abstract> <SF-Prototype>
- Happy Eggs, Xinyi Jiang (Design Ethnographer, University of Dundee, Scotland) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- Internet of Mysterious Things, Paul McCullagh (Computer Science Research Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- The Magician’s Assistant, Kevin Tassini (The Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, USA) <abstract> <SF-Prototype> <presentation> plus a <video> used to illustrate aspects of the talk
- Social Stomach Denisa Kera (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore) Marc Tuters (Humanities, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- Surprise Payload Rack: A User Scenario of a Conceptual Novelty Intervention System for Isolated Crews on Extended Space Exploration Missions, Regina Peldszus (Design Research Centre, Astronautics & Space Systems Group, Kingston University London, UK) <abstract> <SF-Prototype> <presentation>
- Half a Century of Renovating, Markus Scholz, Yong Ding, Predrag Jakimovski And Hedda R. Schmidtke (TecO, Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany) <abstract> <SF-Prototype> <presentation>
- The Decadence of Mimetic Science: Against Nature 2.0. Derek HALES, (Architect, Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, UK) <abstract> <SF-Prototype>
- Schrödinger's Notebook, Clarissa Ai Ling Lee (Literature Department, Duke University, USA) <abstract> <presentation> <SF-Prototype>
- INVITED TALK - When authors and scientists collide. Rob Appleby (High Energy Particle Physics Group, University of Manchester, UK) <abstract> <presentation>
- OPEN FORUM The ‘Forest of Stories’ – A Documentary Project,Christine Cynn (documentary filmmaker, London) <overview>
- INVITED SESSION - 'Social Precognition’, Product Innovation and Technology Policy, Robert Dingwall (Dingwall Enterprises/Nottingham Trent University)) <abstract> <presentation>
- COMPETITION DISCUSSION - Jimmy; Searching For Freewill ,Simon Egerton (Monash University, Sunway Campus, Malaysia), Marc Davies (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Essex University, UK) <abstract> <paper> <presentation>
- Where Next ?- An Open Discussion chaired by Brian David Johnson (Director of Future Casting, Interactions and Experience Research, Intel Labs, INTEL Corp, USA)
Creative Science 2013
- The full Creative Science 2013 Proceedings**
- Workshop Preface “How Might Future Technologies Change the Nature of Education?“
- Vic Callaghan, “Welcome, Introduction to Creative Science and Overview of the CS’11 Workshop” (presentation)
- Jim Hensman, Ian Upton, “The Turing Shroud” (presentation)
- Anasol Pena-Rios, Emmanuel Ferreyra-Olivares, Alejandra Pena-Rios “Stories of the Virtual Mind” (presentation)
- Carlos Sanchez-Lozano “Storyweavers” (presentation)
- Paul McCullagh “Ureka Potential” (presentation)
- Gordon Fletcher, Anita Greenhill, Marie Griffiths, Rachel McLean “Science Fiction Prototypes in Educational and Business Settings” (presentation)
- Vic Callaghan “The Dream Machine” (presentation)
- Brian David Johnson (Intel Futurist & Principal Engineer) KEYNOTE ”Science Fiction Prototyping – Revealed!!“
The Outer Limits – a CSf ‘bolt-on’ for workshops & conferences
- Tiina KYMÄLÄINEN, (Aalto University, Finland), “IF Alice Arrives, THEN Wonderhome Incites“
- Yu HUANG(University of Southern California), Hsuan-Yi WU (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), “The Programmer and the Widow: Exploring the Effects of Total Immersion in Augmented Realities“
- Yevgeniya KOVALCHUK (King’s College London, UK), “Talking Things“
- Vic CALLAGHAN (University of Essex, UK), “The Maker Fables“