“TBA” by Daniel Pillis, Yousuf Soliman, Claire Hentschker, Dan Sakamoto

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We are proposing an design fiction installation which allows participants to experience an updated vision of the dystopias presented in science fiction stories like Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”. Viewing current models of remote communication as a space where Vonnegut’s idea of ‘equalization’ presents itself, our installation simulates the experience of remote communication in a setting where that feature has become normalized. By giving the audience the opportunity to experience use of the technology, we hope to complicate this future vision in a way that a linear narrative wouldn’t be able to; a way that doesn’t present assumptions about whether or not the technology is good or bad.