Introduction to Mental Simulation-Welcome to the course!
Take a two-minute survey about the future!
Welcome to the course! Meet your professor Jane McGonigal
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Simulation Skills Brief: Your "cheat sheet" for this course
What is Mental Simulation?
What can't be different in the future?
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Introduction to Mental Simulation-Three Simulation Techniques (How to Unstick Your Mind)
Technique #1: Predict the Past
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Technique #2: Remember the Future
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Technique #3: Hard Empathy
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Future-Proof Your Brain
Introduction to Mental Simulation-Neurological Pathways of Simulation
Neurological Pathways of Simulation
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How to "Fill in the Blanks" of Your Brain
First-Person Futures-Your Future Self is a Stranger
Your Future Self is a Stranger
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Why Your Future Self is a Stranger
First-Person Futures-How to Use First-Person Futures
Thinking in Facts versus Thinking in First Person
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Let's try some first person futures!
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First-Person Futures-What will YOU do with the Internet of Things?
Welcome to the Internet of Things
First-Person Futures-First-Person Creativity
First Person Creativity
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The Superstruct Game
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Superstruct Scenario
Updates to this Lesson! (Added July 2022)
2022 Update! Did the simulation you just learned about accurately predict the real pandemic?
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Excerpt from Jane McGonigal's IMAGINABLE: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything, Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
Alternative Futures-100 Ways Anything Could Be Different
100 Ways Anything Could Be Different
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SCENARIO: The Future of Marriage
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The Future of Marriage Project (How We Did It)
Alternative Futures-The Alternative Futures Tool
Introduction to Alternative Futures
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How to Envision Alternative Future (Part 1)
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How to Envision Alternative Futures (Part 2)
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TOOL: Envision Alternative Futures
Alternative Futures-Alternative Futures for Caregiving
Alternative Futures for Caregiving in 2031
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Future of Caregiving in 2031
Advanced Simulation Topics-New Kinds of Simulation
Introduction to Advanced Simulation Topics
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The Simtainer
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Future of Video Simulation
Future of Touch Simulation (Haptics)
Advanced Simulation Topics-Simulating Better Worlds with Afrofuturism
What is Afrofuturism?
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Black to the Future (Afrofuturism)
Advanced Simulation Topics-Full Body Simulation
Experiential Futures Show and Tell
Full Body Simulation Part 1
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Full Body Simulation Part 2
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Future of Newport, Year 2061
Advanced Simulation Topics-Congratulations! You're Ready to Simulate the Future
Congratulations on finishing this course!
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An invitation to join our free Alumni Network