ArchiveDiscs©

Thoughts of the Future

Whether in a state without freedom of speech or in a digitalized world where detailed user profiles are created about us: our thoughts still seem to be our last refuge. Untouchable and private.
But what will happen to our thoughts in the future? At a time when brain chips are no longer science fiction, questions arise about the privacy and protection of our minds. Doch was wird mit unseren Gedanken in der Zukunft geschehen? In einer Zeit, wo Gehirnchips kein Sciencefiction mehr sind, entstehen Fragen zum Datenschutz unserer Gedanken. 

ArchiveDiscs© presents six what-if scenarios that inform about current technologies, critically question them, and at the same time highlight the complexity and uniqueness of human thought. The nostalgic medium of the CD serves here as an archival medium for possible futures, told and emotionalized through auditory and VR levels. 

The graphic design of the CDs introduces each scenario through guiding questions. The CD can then be viewed on a turntable and scanned with a VR application. This opens up an associative visual world accompanied by short auditory narratives. The enclosed info booklet provides an informative introduction and a current connection to our world today. 

Team project with Elias Hansbauer (eliashansbauer.de), 6. Semester, 2025

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