TY - GEN AU - Johnson, Brian David TI - Science fiction prototyping: designing the future with science fiction SN - 9781608456550 U1 - 303.483 PY - 2011/// CY - San Rafael PB - Morgan & Claypool KW - Science Fiction KW - Technological Innovations KW - Literature- Science KW - Technological Forecasting KW - Prototypes- Engineering N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science fact to not only imagine our future but develop new technologies and products? What if we could use stories, movies and comics as a kind of tool to explore the real world implications and uses of future technologies today?Science ER -