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In this paper, curating exhibition is used as a tool to show future scenes from the perspective of speculative design. Speculative scenarios are used to provide a platform for researchers to show and transmit information. Through the tools of design fiction and prototype design, we can deduce, design and foresight the possible development of future scenarios. Audiences conduct nonlinear exploration and interactive experience in the process of exhibition, and get reflection in the speculative scenarios. The purpose of this paper is to improve our ability of constructing futures thinking and design prototypes. This paper will discuss three levels: diegetic prototype, discursive space and social engagement. This paper analyzes the diegetic logic and curatorial methods of speculative scenarios, discusses the role relationship among curators, audiences and works. And explores the audience's behavior changes and speculative feedback in the speculative scenarios. Through the speculative scenarios in the exhibition, this research aims to show the future possibilities of technology and humanity through the speculative scenarios in an exhibition hall, encourage people to imagine freely, and trigger new thinking of the future. The research intuitively shows the theoretical thinking of enterprises and institutions on the future through speculative scenarios, so as to pursue a more desirable future.
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This article specially thanks should be given to Professor Wu Yan, co-curator of Nine Cities, Millions of Futures, for inviting me to plan the 8th Shenzhen-Hong Kong Urban Architecture Biennale. I would also like to thank Professor Fei Jun and Professor Xiaowen Chen from the Art and Science Department of the CAFA for their guidance and opportunity of curating the Beijing Media Art Biennale.This paper is supported by Tsinghua University Teaching Reform Project (2021 autumn DX05_01 Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship education).
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Chen, Y., Fu, Z. (2021). Speculative Scenarios: The Exhibition as a New Space of Thinking. In: Rau, PL.P. (eds) Cross-Cultural Design. Applications in Arts, Learning, Well-being, and Social Development. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12772. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77077-8_24
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