The original topic I decided to undertake for my design honours research surrounds the issue of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). To understand the problem, the history of cryptocurrencies and NFTs was explored.

The subject is largely misrepresented in the media, causing misguided belief in these new technological systems, despite their lack of real-world application.

In the literature review I pieced together my most prevalent findings in my research, contrasting them to reach a better research question and direction. Through conducting the literature review I found misrepresented technological rhetoric as a main cause in the misguided optimism of emerging technologies.

My main definition of this spread of misinformation was a book named the 'The Infinite Machine'. The language used in the book is overly optimistic and evangelical, showing the disillusion and indoctrination of emerging technologies.

In my literature review I also did a case study on different approaches to communicating the complexity of the issues.