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Make it So (Sexy): Lustful Design in Mainstream Science Fiction

Event SXSW Interactive 2009
Format Dual
Organizer Chris Noessel – Cooper
Description As part of their ongoing analysis of interfaces in science fiction, the authors will share and discuss a collection of video clips depicting visions of sex-related technologies in mainstream science fiction. Discussion will address the questions these scenes—and what their presence in the larger film or television show—raise.
Questions
Answered
  1. How have sex interfaces been portrayed in mainstream science fiction?
  2. What can we generalize from these examples about interface design?
  3. What can we generalize from these examples about Hollywood?
  4. Which are examples of "good" scifi sexual interfaces?
  5. What criteria should we use when evaluating fictional interfaces?
  6. What counts as sexual technology?
  7. What expectations have been raised by scifi around technology and sex?
  8. What fears have been raised by scifi around technology and sex?
  9. How has science fiction extended existing sexual paradigms?
  10. How have actual sexual technologies been affected by science fiction?
Panelists Chris Noessel (Cooper), Nathan Shedroff (nathan.com)
Level Intermediate
Category Other
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