The New Face of Louis Vuitton: Lightning

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The newest spokesmodel for the Louis Vuitton brand is recognizable to many who have followed her exploits... in a video game.

Lightning, one of the protagonists of Final Fantasy XIII and two spinoff games, will be in ads for the French designer's "Series 4" line this Spring.

We welcome the rise in virtual people in the real world.  With Hatsune Miku and the other Japanese Vocaloids becoming worldwide superstars and the rebirth of a young Bruce Lee in the latest Ip Man film, we at Future/Culture Magazine believe that 2016 will be the year that virtual humans become a common sight in America.

For more information, check out this link:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/games/final-fantasy-13-star-gets-new-gig-as-louis-vuitton-muse/ar-BBnZLCL?ocid=spartandhp

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3D Printed Braces Help Kids with Disability Walk Again.

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TJL-2080 on the Robot Overlordz podcast

This Tuesday, Future/Culture Magazine founder TJL-2080 will be on the Robot Overlordz podcast, discussing Human Enhancement and his work with students with disabilities.

We will link to the podcast as soon as it is released.

Updates and News

Updates, updates...

We are very busy here, working on a lot of content to bring you in the coming weeks.

Very soon, we will publish our interview with the hottest name in futurism today, Miss Metaverse.  Be on the lookout for that.  Also on tap are interviews with Maria Konovalenko, Christopher Jannette and Luis Arana.

Miss Metaverse

There will be more audiovisual content, including short films, more podcasts for you to listen to, movie reviews, music videos, etc.

We will also have articles on Augmented Reality, Hatsune Miku and Ingress - three related, but separate things of interest to our community.

If you have some art or feel you have something to say about Future/Culture, contact us on Twitter @TJL2080 to find out how to get your work seen here.






Oh, and... Who is Luna?

NEWS!

I have spoken with the people at Robot Overlordz podcast and I will be a guest on their show in a few weeks' time.  We will be discussing a number of topics, including the use of technology in education, particularly Special Education, as well as societal trends in wearable computing.

I'll let you all know when to look for it as soon as it happens.

TJL-2080

Robot Overlordz Episode 168 - Made in the Future

 

SPECIAL GUEST: Amy Zalman. The world is changing before our very eyes. On the show we've talked with a number of futurists, many of whom are members of the World Future Society. On this episode, we're joined by the CEO & president of the WFS, Dr. Amy Zalman, to take a look at the role this organization is playing in shaping the changes that are affecting our world. We also talk with Amy about this year's World Future Society Annual Conference, being held July 24th through 26th in San Francisco, titled Making the Future. Recorded 5/3/2015.

It can be downloaded at  https://robotoverlordz.fm/show/228-ep00168-notes

Robot Overlordz - Episode #166 - AgitaTED!!

 

SPECIAL GUEST: Rachel Haywire (INSTED). Technology. Entertainment. Design. TED. The TED conference and the foundation that runs it have become a viral sensation on the Internet. Their videos have been viewed millions of times by people all over the world. But has this success resulted in a dilution of the very things that TED seeks to promote? We're joined this episode by Rachel Haywire, the founder of INSTED, an anticonference that seeks to create a new space for disruption, dissent and innovation. The first INSTED is set for 5/2/2015 in Los Angeles and there are some bigger possibilities ahead as well. Recorded 4/27/2015.  It can be downloaded at https://robotoverlordz.fm/show/224-ep00166-notes