What does the internet hold in store for us in 2020? In 2037? In 2193?
The discussion continues from Melbourne Digital Writers’ Festival.
We all live in the internet. We see it, we breathe it, we create our lives in it. But it is changing and growing all the time, in big ways we can perceive, and in small ways we can’t. As we leave the Digital Writers’ Festival for 2016, our writers look towards the future of this space. What does the internet hold in store for us in 2020? In 2037? In 2193? How long will we keep tweeting? How long will we keep watching Netflix? How long will we have a Digital Writers’ Festival?
In what shape does the internet survive?
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Commissioned as part of the International Literature Showcase 2015–2021; a partnership between National Centre for Writing, British Council and Arts Council England, supported by Creative Scotland, Arts Council Northern Ireland and Wales Arts International.
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