Future Journeys Archives: March 2007
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21 March 2007
Are you smarter than your hamster/ mouse/ rat/ guinea pig/ rabbit….
Like any normal video game you navigate around a virtual World in a bid to stay alive. So whats new? The predator is your very own pet. Computerised movements are mapped between the real World and the mouse arena. Your pet gives chase to the bait (food in real life, you in the virtual maze). [...]
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20 March 2007
Where are game worlds up to as learning spaces?
Second Life is hyped as the next big thing – where virtual people make virtual “stuff” – buildings, clothes, skins, movies, and sell it in a virtual market. Governments, universities, Special interest Groups, even Telstra has bought real estate (virtual-estate!!) for multitudes of purposes, including learning, communication and commerce. There [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Health December 5
Will the Australian health system become more privatised or less? Will we continue with a problem > diagnosis > treatment model or with a prevention model or a wellbeing model? Will we rely on computers as doctors? Who will have access to life-extending technologies? At what cost (economic and other costs)? Run in association the [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Travel November 7
What will affecet travel patterns over the next 20 years? How will the interplay between environmental concerns and global travel work out? What technologies will affect it? Where will we be going? Run in association the Futures Foundation the dinner is $40 starting at 6.30pm at Ristorante Bianca, North Sydney. For more information, or to [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Leisure October 3
In the 60s it was thought that computers and other technologies would increase our leisure time, but the techno-revolution has had the opposite effect. We are constantly and instantly contactable reducing leisure time to vanishing point. Find out about new technologies of a different kind and how these affect our leisure time as well as [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Australia September 5
What issues will affect Australia over the next 20 years? How will the balance between globalised culture and local cultures play out? Do we have an Australian culture? What is important to Australia now and how will that change? Run in association the Futures Foundation the dinner is $40 starting at 6.30pm at Ristorante Bianca, [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Communities August 1
What will communities be like in 20 years when already today young people relate more to their online/ virtual community than they do to their religious, ethnic, cultural or geographic community? Will we still relate to the same communities as we do today? Run in association the Futures Foundation the dinner is $40 starting at [...]
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15 March 2007
The Future of Transport Dinner June 6
In 20 years’ time what transport will be availble and what jobs will be available in the transport industry? What will this mean for town planners and will our cities still look the same and have the same requirements? Run in association the Futures Foundation the dinner is $40 starting at 6.30pm at Ristorante Bianca, [...]
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14 March 2007
Future of our Homes Dinner May 9
With changes in technologies, consumer patterns, economics, demographics, environmental concerns and lifestyles, how will we live? How does it all fit together? What kind of houses will we be living in? How will design and construction be effected? How will jobs in the housing industry be effected? Hear from experts and passionate people from the [...]
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14 March 2007
Futures Dreaming Weekend, Sydney April 27 – 29
This Futures Dreaming weekend is set amongst the idyllic bushland of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the stunning water views across Morning Bay on Pittwater. Take the opportunity to get close to nature and the insights that offers into our planet and our place in it. Be relaxed, be challenged and start to think [...]