'Science Fact not Science Fiction': Science Fiction and predictions- what came true and what did not

Want to predict the future? Science fiction often gets dismissed for being over 'imaginative' about technology and its outcomes. This blog tries to explore the work of several science fiction works (science fiction writers and movie makers) which tried to predict technology. What actually came true and what did not. The actual record of science fiction shows some impressive predictions and of course also a big number of predicted futures that never came about. It is interesting to see that some predictions are rather accurate about our technological future. Many of these technology predictions are now an integral part of our lives. Furthermore, I will look at current trends into future developments. I will create three different timelines representing predictions which became true, predictions which did not became true and future predictions.

Future Vision of Information Technology

Current trends into future developments:

What if...technology would be different today

What if...? A question which will be raised throughout the next blog post. What if technology would have developed in a completely different way. And where is it still going to... Theories around the convergence of technology has been around since a long time. This will be made possible through looking at publications from 50,60,70, 100, 500... years ago which predict how technology may change in the future and what actually happened. While every science fiction movie is dealing with the trends of the time, science fiction does have a close connection to both technology and the real world. This video has been very influential when looking at how today society 'predicts' where technology standards will be in a couple of years:

A slightly different approach

20 years from now on: A world without technology? Or even more advanced technology? Using Google Maps and a Dipity timeline I showed where I have been living from when I was born until now. From now on I am taking a different approach with my blog: Rather then where I see myself in the future, which was the original thought of this blog, I am trying to look into the future, not of my own life but of technology. I have never really been a sci-fi lover, mostly because I never looked into it or seen myself as a sci-fi loving person- but when working on my university project it made sense not only thinking about it but also look into its literature and theories- and somehow I had the idea why not create my own future- taking into account futuristic theories and sci-fi films/books/texts/articles. Therefore in my next few posts will discuss materials which will help to form my argument and my final timeline.