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24 alternatives to Future Visions

Original science fiction inspired by Microsoft

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Future Visions launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Presence▲81

   Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Oryx and Crake▲108

   Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Making Ideas Happen▲75

   Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hamlet on the Holodeck▲67

   The future of narrative in cyberspace

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69

   How can design inspire us to think about our future?

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Visions of the Future (by NASA)▲160

   You can be an architect of the future

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Competing for the Future▲54

   The art of planning for the future

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Visions▲7

   A science fiction magazine

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10TF
    The first issue of Compelling Science Fiction▲311

    2016 · compellingsciencefiction.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Silicon Heroes▲120

    A graphic novel where entrepreneurs have superpowers!

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Design of Future Things▲60

    A revealing examination of smart technology

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mayday! Deep Space▲103

    New take on interactive fiction from author of Robopocalypse

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16FP
    Future Plans for Compelling Science Fiction▲6

    2016 · compellingsciencefiction.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Designing Virtual Worlds▲61

    The most comprehensive treatment of virtual world design

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Inevitable▲66

    The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future▲67

    Young readers' edition

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Aurora ▲64

    Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Winning with Data▲64

    Transform Culture, Empower People, and Shape the Future

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →