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The Novel in 2050

Event Interactive 2010
Format Panel
Organizer Richard Nash – Red Lemonade
Description Research shows reading a book for as little as six minutes may cut stress levels in half. But have Twitter-length attention spans decreased demand for novels? What is the future of the "non-networked" book? This panel will debate the relevance of novels in a networked world.
Questions
Answered
  1. Will novels exist in 2050? What will they look like?
  2. Have modern Twitter-length attention spans decreased interest in novels?
  3. How might crowdsourcing and collaboration contribute to the creation of a novel?
  4. What are some recent examples of networked books?
  5. Are young people reading novels?
  6. Does a novel communicate differently on a Kindle, iPhone, or other electronic device?
  7. Is the Internet more of a threat to publishing than film or television were in the 20th century?
  8. Why is technology mostly absent in the plots of contemporary novels?
  9. How might novels use games and cross-platform storytelling?
  10. What about novels should be preserved? What needs to change?
Level Advanced
Category Community / Online Community, Content, Licensing / Fair Use / Copyright, New Technology / Next Generation, Writing / Technical Writing
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