My goal for this forecast section is to develop my ideas using the research from my blog, and potential innovations appearing in the future.
Technological advancements play a huge role in the future of my forecast topics, and I think it will be responsible in changing the future for the better. More information is becoming available, and technology is getting smaller and easier to carry around, or adapt to what people need it for – this is leading innovations for the future, and changing the future of the subjects I have researched.
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| Technology is getting smaller (Ellen McMahon 2011) |
If I combine the ideas researched in my present day and horizon topics, I think that 4D Cinema could increase in popularity and could be very relevant and achievable in the next 2 to 5 years. With technology becoming cheaper, it is very possible that we could see cinemas adapting to show 4D films, or even new 4D cinemas being built. The popularity of 3D films has led me to believe this, and so 4D is just a step up from 3D in the viewing experience. This is already beginning in places like Korea with the film Avatar being shown in 4D (Variety.com, Han Sunhee 2010)
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| This could be the future for cinemas across the world. (Yaokon 2011) |
Another innovation which could occur in the next 2 to 5 years could be the invention of viewing live theatre from home. My research into the horizon of theatre has shown that people are getting more and more reluctant to leave the safety and comfort of their own homes because technology is making it earlier to access everything they want from their living rooms. In the future, theatre could be performed on a stage and broadcast live into people’s homes so that they can watch it without going to a theatre. With the additions of new innovations such as Xbox Kinect, and social networking, an ‘audience’ of people watching the live performance at the same time could be digitally connected and interact with each other. (Xbox360Achievements 2011)
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| People using the Xbox Kinect to watch media - This could be the future of Theatre in the home. (Kotaku 2011) |
The final point of my forecast is the subject of climate change. This emerged from my past and present research about ice, and the information I found about the Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012. This means that there is going to have to be some pretty spectacular innovation in this area in order to reduce greenhouse emissions and stop the polar ice melting. (BBC 2011) In the next 2 to 5 years I can see nuclear power getting more popular, and fossil fuel power plants being phased out. This is a very popular topic for the future because the implications are disastrous. The UK’s climate could potentially become like Iceland’s current climate because of changes in the Gulf Stream. This can be caused by melting ice and glaciers diluting the salt water. (Climate Concern 2011)
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| Diagram to show the melting ice caps, these could have a significant impact on our future. (Natural Resources Defence Council 2011) |
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| This is a popular image in the media to show the plight of the polar bears, suffering due to the melting habitats they live in. (break.com 2011) |
I am confident that these forecasts are relevant and justifiable for my areas of interest and study, and the climate change forecast is especially worrying. It is something that will defiantly become more popular in the media because the implications of this prediction are very severe and after the new Kyoto Protocol is agreed upon, governments will probably want to increase awareness even more.
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