Tag Archives: science fiction

“It was one of the most interesting fads of the night, or at least the early part of the night.”

Posted on Jul 4, 2014 by Jeff Watson

R. A. Lafferty’s crisply-written short story, “Slow Tuesday Night” (1965), envisions an oddly-familiar world of frenetic hustle where up-to-the-second “trend indicators” chart the fates of fads, fortunes, and families. A mini-masterpiece of time distortion science fiction, this classic short story … Continue reading →

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Reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity

Posted on Feb 6, 2012 by Jeff Watson

Despite its length and hard-to-pin-down clunkiness, I always liked Until the End of the World, Wim Wenders’ rambling near-term sci-fi film about (among other things) the psychological impact of a technology that enables the recording and playing back of one’s … Continue reading →

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Taking risks and dancing with audiences: Andrea Phillips on writing for transmedia and ARGs

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 by Jeff Watson

In this interview, Andrea Phillips discusses her creative process and the formal and technical limitations (and possibilities) of ARGs and other playful forms of transmedia storytelling. Continue reading →

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Hypothetical worlds: A better future

Posted on Dec 20, 2009 by Jeff Watson

This tongue-in-cheek science-fictional paper didn’t work out exactly the way I wished it would, but it’s funny in parts, so I’m posting it here for posterity… Continue reading →

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