This document discusses the influence of science fiction films on technology design and development. It provides examples of how films like Tron in 1982 and Minority Report in 2002 depicted future technologies like gesture interfaces and biometric authentication that later influenced companies like Microsoft and Oblong Industries. The document also discusses the concept of "diegetic prototypes" where depictions of future technologies in films help demonstrate their viability and potential benefits to large audiences.

1. Science Fiction in films
and how we design
the future
Matthew McGriskin
@MGMcgriskin

3. Futurists,
who are they?

4. Literature
paved the way......

5. Reality is that which, when
you stop believing in it,
doesn’t go away.
Philip
K. Dick
”

6. Syd
Mead

7. Designers in all disciplines have the enviable
task of creating possibilities beyond the
limits of the mundane and predictable, to
invent not just the idea but the rationale for
futures not yet within the grasp of available
technique.
- Syd Mead
”

16. Ivan
Poupyrev, Dr

17. Diegetic
Prototypes

18. David A. Kirby author of the book ‘Lab Coats in
Hollywood: Science, Scientists, and Cinema’ and
essay ‘The Future is Now: Diegetic Prototypes
and the role of Popular Films in Generation
Real-world Technological Development’
Diegetic Prototypes

19. I introduce the term ‘Diegetic prototypes’ to
account for the ways in which cinematic
depictions of future technologies
demonstrate to large public audiences a
technology’s need, viability and benevolence.
- David A. Kirby
Diegetic Prototypes
”

20. A film’s narrative structure contextualises
technologies within the social sphere.
- David A. Kirby
Diegetic Prototypes
”
Social proffing.
Influencing behavour by
showing audiences a
society using something.

21. Tron
1982

22. Microsoft
surface

23. Resturant
Inamo

24. Minority Report
2002

25. Oblong
Industries

26. Did
you know?

27. Dale
Herigstad
Chief Interaction Officer,
POSSIBLE

28. Concept
sketch

29. Final
design
Diegetic
prototype

30. Final
design
Diegetic
prototype

31. Final
design
Design
overview

32. The
Ripple effect

35. Who is influencing who?

36. The next
step
we need to consider the
changes that are coming.
How can we get the time to
get involved in this stuff.

39. Iron Man 2
2010

40. Avatar
2009

41. Stereoscopic
3D interfaces

42. I like to tug on the hem of Microsoft and remind them that they need to be thinking
about some future version of Windows that ships fully stereo-enabled, that goes in
concert with these devices, and that they should be talking to their various partners,
and technology partners about this, and I think it’s going to happen.
- James Cameron, speaking at Microsofts Advance 08 event
”

43. What does this
have to do with UX?

44. Planting an experience in an
audience’s imagination

45. Entrepreneurship
and Innovation

46. Entrepreneurship

47. Entrepreneurship Innovation

48. Entrepreneurship Innovation Experience=

49. Minority Report -
eye recognition advertising

50. Facedeals

51. @MGMcgriskin