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Inspired by: FP7 » All in the mind

version: 1 / created: 2009-11-23
id: #315 / version id: #315
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Originally submitted by: Joe Ravetz
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 8 - Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Blue Sky Research on emerging issues and other research economies

Headline

(max. 9 words)

All in the mind

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
New Web 3.0 virtual worlds take over the minds and lives of the youth – blurring the boundaries between entertainment, trading, networking, travel, education and work. The long term effects are similar to hard drug habits but apparently much harder to kick.

Keywords

youth, web 3.0, entertainment, networking, education, drugs

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Undesirable

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world