The document discusses how social interaction has transformed over time through various mediums and how it will continue to change within the next 10 years due to emerging technologies. It describes several technologies that may impact social interaction, including holograms, brain-computer interfaces, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and how these could allow for new types of virtual communication and information sharing that removes barriers for those with disabilities. However, it also notes there is a risk that overreliance on technology could diminish real-life social interaction, so it will be important that new technologies are used to enhance knowledge rather than replace human relationships.

1. “Man is a social animal. He who lives without society is either a beast or
God.”
-Aristotle

2. Task as Presented
How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into
consideration the impact of technology on human relations?

3. Let’s take a quick look at how social interaction has
transformed over the years…

4. Mediums of Social Interaction
Mediums of
Social
Interactions
Cave
Paintings
Petroglyphs
Pictograms
Ideograms
Literature
Telegrams
Post
Mails
Telephones Newspapers
&
Magazines
Paintings
Sculptures
Dance &
Music
Emails &
Cell Phones
Social
Networking
Media

5. Social Interaction helps exchange opinions & ideas.
These ideas, then, help frame rules and structures
among a group of human beings.
So how has social interaction contributed towards the
world we live in today??

6. ▪ Social interaction can impact in 3 ways:-
– A local impact in a state or a country such as
culture, art/literature, reforms and ideologies
OR
– A global impact such as economy,
technological advancement, world wars and
political relations
OR
– A glocal impact such as education and food
cuisines.
Revolutions
Ideologies &
Reforms
Education
Technology WorldWars CivilWars
Formed new
countries and
developed old ones
Started and ended
civilizations
Art, literature and
culture

7. With developments and advancements in every field,
happening at an astronomical pace, social interaction will
change drastically in the coming years.
But before we dive into that, let us see what new technology
is awaiting us in the near future!

8. Holograms
▪ Remember all the fancy holographic technology we saw in movies like ‘Back to the Future’? Well, it
is almost here and will be available for the public in a few years.
▪ Apple has filed for patents in 2012. However, Microsoft has already developed a prototype called
‘Hololens’ and HTC’s ‘Oculus Rift’ is already here (although critics and experts have rated it
poorly!).
▪ We will be able to interact with life-sized projections of people and their surroundings who live
miles away! Sure beats video-call facility that currently exists.
▪ Even miniature projections are possible through watches and smart phones.
▪ We can touch them and even go through them since they are projections, how fascinating!

9. Brain-Computer Interface [BCI]
▪ Wow! Sounds very technical, doesn’t it? But, it’s actually quite a simple concept. Humans
will be able to interact with computers and other electronic devices via thoughts. That’s
right, thoughts.
▪ A thought is nothing but an electrical activity in the brain. This electrical activity is
transmitted to the computer, which translates it into data.
Signal
Acquisition
Digitized
Signal
Feature
Extraction
Translation Commands
BCI
Application

10. ▪ Applications of BCI in communication are vast:-
– Paralyzed people will be able to control their prosthetic limbs, thus improving non-verbal
communication.
– Facilitate communication with people in coma, whose brains are still active. It is said that
even a 1-sided communication heals people in a coma, imagine how effective a 2-way
communication would be!
– Allow deaf people to hear again, blind people to see again and mute people to speak
again.
– Upload/download memory, monitor sleep and capture dreams, which can then be shared
on social media.
– Communicating with animals is also a HUGE possibility. How fun would it be to
communicate with our pets?!

11. Augmented Reality
▪ As the name implies, augmented reality (AR) is a type of virtual reality that augments
additional information to a combination of a real event and a virtual event.
▪ Additional information can be either computer generated data or something that enhances
our sensory perceptions.
▪ Oh, and it all happens in real-time!

12. ▪ Applications of AR in communication are enormous.
▪ From a daily use perspective, how convenient it would be to just point the AR device
towards a restaurant and get the menu, the prices, the reviews and the specials.
▪ Or, point it at a person and get their personal information, professional information and
your mutual friends/acquaintances.
▪ Interestingly, there are already a few AR gadgets in the market such as Google Glass and AR
apps for smartphones like Google Goggles.

13. Artificial Intelligence [AI]
▪ I am sure everybody has dreamt of having a personal assistant like JARVIS from Iron Man
comics. Brace yourself, we may just have something along those lines in 10 years.
▪ We already have a very basic form of AI in Siri, Google Now and Echo. A lot of research is
being put into developing it by Apple, Google, Samsung and even Amazon.
▪ For example, picture a smart home that runs on AI – it will keep track of the movement of
all the family members and their well-being, all the electronic devices and automobiles and
the safety and security of the members and the house. And, that is just the tip of the ice-
berg.

14. Fancy technology! But how will it impact social
interaction??

15. ▪ This world will only become flatter and smaller in the next 10 years when connectivity
between east and west, and between north and south will become stronger.
▪ Information will make interactions very transparent. Almost everybody’s life will be an open
book, even more than what it is today.
▪ Since everything will be available online, interactions among humans will be for important
things that add value to our lives.

16. ▪ Social interaction will be highly contextual and specific.
▪ Several social issues and taboos will be eliminated. The Black Dot campaign is a fine
example where anybody facing domestic violence can upload a picture of themselves with a
black dot on their hand on social media and they will be rescued by the local authorities.
▪ People with disabilities will also be able to interact with everybody, like normal human
beings.

17. ▪ Since interacting with animals will also be possible, conservation and protection projects of flora
and fauna will improve.
▪ Companies will be able to personalize their communication with the customers, based on needs
and demands. For example, Amazon is working on predicting future orders of a customer.
Therefore, going forward, communication with that customer will be on a personal level.
▪ Technology will allow ‘Mood Communication’, where a person’s mood will influence
surroundings and therefore interactions. For example, a smart house can read a person’s mood
and would try to lift it, if it’s down, by changing the light pattern and music!

18. It sure seems like 2025 will be bright!
Or, will it?

19. Shortcomings
▪ There is always 2 sides to a story. Same is the case here!
▪ Currently, it is seen that technology has dwarfed real-life social interaction whereas virtual
social interaction has grown.
▪ To prevent us from becoming virtual zombies by 2025, we MUST use technology for
development and knowledge acquisition, primarily.
▪ With possessing technology that invades people’s personal space, security will be a huge
concern.

20. How we use the upcoming technology for interacting socially
in 2025, is in OUR hands.
If used correctly, we may be looking at a prime intellectual
evolution, even before the next century!

21. Thank You!
Gracias!