The Thing From the Future

This is a modified online version of "The Thing From the Future" game developed by Candy and Watson

Instructions

Needs

1. Some post-its or paper to create solutions to the creative briefs. It can be scrap paper. 

2. A Chromebook and the link to this page :) 

Rules

1. Form a group of 3-6 players. Choose a "Generator" to start. Sit around a table or in a circle. 

2. The Generator will generate the creative brief for all players. 

3. Players take 1-2 minutes to create their solution silently. Write it down or sketch it out.  Be ready to share. This gets easier as your imagination warms up! 

4. When everyone is ready, share future thing ideas with the group.  

5. The Generator decides who wins the brief based on their answers. The winner earns a point. 

6. Rotate the Generator position clockwise around the circle. 

7. Play to a certain number of pre-determined wins, a time limit, or rotations around the circle. 

Information about the categories

1. ARC outlines the type of future world that the “thing” comes from, and how far away it is from today. 

   1. There are four types of Arc, each an umbrella for countless possible scenarios: 

      1. Growth - a future in which “progress” has continued

      2. Collapse – a future in which society as we know it has come apart 

      3. Discipline - a future in which order is deliberately coordinated or imposed 

      4. Transformation – a future in which a profound historical evolution has occurred

2. TERRAIN is the thematic context or location where this object could be found in that future. 

3. OBJECT is the focus for your imagination: a specific cultural artifact that reveals something about how this future is different from today. 

4. MOOD suggests how it might feel to experience this thing from the future.