Brian David Johnson’s research while affiliated with Arizona State University and other places

... events that could happen in the near or distant future. While Popper (2008) claims that science fiction is driven by the need for adventure, Johnson (2011) argues that it is propelled by imaginaries of technological developments embedded in the narrative. The characters, the adversities they experience, and the technologies they use, enable audiences to connect with the stories, which often reflect the challenges close to the viewers, just taking place in the future. ...

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Post-Futures: A Speculative Design Method Integrating Data Fiction for Design-Futures Education

... Some researchers refer to activities with characteristics similar to the one proposed in this contribution, with the term "competition-based learning" (CoBL). According to Kaye (Issa et al., 2014), which were among the firsts to propose this concept, the CoBL approach focuses mainly on proposing a competition (which can have lots of different denominations such as hackathons, code-a-thons, design projects) to the learners as a strategy to increase their motivation, their self-esteem and their learning achievements in accomplishing the task and in working together (Cantador & Conde, 2010;Lam et al., 2001;Lawrence, 2004;Willis et al., 2017). Along with these benefits, the use of competitions can also have negative effects on the learning process: it is difficult to assess the individual contribution within the groups, the attention toward the competition can result in a loss of interest in the regular educational proposal, some stu-dents can show hypercompetitiveness, stress, or performance anxiety (Issa et al., 2014;Lam et al., 2001) Teaching AI at Higher Education Levels ...

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Improving the Teaching of Artificial Intelligence Through Project-Based Learning on a Board Game

... Due to the advancements in AI, humans now faces two major existential threats: selfextinction brought about by planetary overshot and ecological collapse, as well as obsolescence as a result of AI and robotization. As such, in his 2017 work 'The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence,' Amir Husain cautions against hyperbole and advocates for the careful consideration of potential risks and benefits (Johnson, 2016). AI is believed to intensify the second threat, particularly with visionary intelligence such as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which can surpass humans in cognitive assignments and learn intelligent duties. ...

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The turning point of civilization: Sociological perspective toward artificial intelligence on modern humanity

... As obras de ficção científica em diversos casos estiveram associadas à emergência de teorias científicas e ao descobrimento de novos fatos sobre o universo em um dado período histórico: vale a pena, portanto, investigar as características e os fundamentos científicos sobre os quais algumas obras de FC se apoiam (KRAUSS, 1996). A FC, com frequência, fornece uma linguagem e um contexto para refletir acerca do futuro (JOHNSON, 2016). ...

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POSSIBILIDADES DO USO DE OBRAS DE FICÇÃO CIENTÍFICA NO ENSINO DE FÍSICA

... Research has shown that many people who engage in making practices do not self-identify as 'makers' [12]. This is especially true for women [3] and those who engage in arts [3] or traditional crafts [8]. To be open to the various ways individuals understand and describe themselves, we are referring to makers, crafters, and tinkerers, as well as people who do not make but have a connection to making topics or practices alike. ...

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Makers, Crafters, Tinkerers: How Identities and Biographies Come into Being

... The before mentioned Science Fiction Prototyping was coined and conceptualized by the director of future casting, interactions and experience research at the Intel Corporation as a method to forecast and design, by identifying and using (implementing or producing) already realizable ideas exploited from Science Fiction to generate value, new products and services (Johnson 2009(Johnson , 2011a(Johnson , 2011b. He also pointed towards the value that Science Fiction (and especially his SF prototypes) propose for scientific work (Johnson 2010). ...

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The Overlooked Roots of Innovations: Exploring the Relevance of Imagination on Innovation Using Science Fiction

... Time scales are another reason: It takes long periods of time for ecological systems to stabilize, rendering it (even more) impractical to proactively change their settings and to explore their dynamics. For these reasons, providing interactive simulations of isolated problem domains, or microworlds, has become an important methodological approach in education and education research (Miller et al. (1999); Druin et al. (2014)). ...

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The Digital Aquarist: An Interactive Ecology Simulator

... The connection between fiction and science however has it roots. Isaac Asimov was amongst the first writers who combined science-fiction and science-fact in the world of robotics ('Three Law of Robotics'), by incorporating logic and scientific approach into his stories (Johnson, 2014). Taking this further, another well-known author, Cory Doctorow argued that people have the power to change the future by telling (mythical) stories about the future (Schwarz, Kroehl, and von der Gracht, 2014). ...

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Science-Fiction to Science-Fact: Start-up Entrepreneurs' Future Innovations Through the Eyes of Science-Fiction in the Time of a Pandemic

... As a result of the analysis of customer knowledge, technological improvements have become more profitable and appropriate. Humans will never know that the features consumers want and need to provide when they don't look at the specifics could significantly benefit them (Schlieski & Johnson, 2012). ...

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Blockchain cities: the futuristic cities driven by Blockchain, big data and internet of things

... À l'instar de la modélisation et de la simulation, le design-fiction permet de tester divers scénarios et d'en évaluer les impacts potentiels sur les décisions stratégiques. Néanmoins, il se distingue des méthodes de ces techniques prospectives traditionnelles par l'utilisation d'éléments diégétiques, ces fameux prototypes science-fictionnels qui permettent d'explorer l'avenir de manière utopique ou dystopique (Dunne, Raby, 2024 ;Johnson, 2011Johnson, , 2013. Ces éléments concrets (objets, films, extraits de journaux, etc.) sont créés de toutes pièces pour soutenir la réflexion et l'analyse, offrant une cohérence narrative accessible à tous et servant de base commune pour la discussion. ...

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Le design-fiction entre science-fiction et sciences comportementales