num_pages: 137
description: In the hustle of today's chaotic world, it's easy to get lost in the `here and now.' Kopecny's DreamWorld takes us to a time in the distant future where the line between reality and imagination will disappear. In this richly conceived work, Kopecny tells us not only what this new world will look like, but explains how we will get there. In Kopecny's DreamWorld, humans can do anything they want, instantly, by accessing The System. Think of The System as a vast library where the entirety of human experience is stored and instantly available to all. By `experience', Kopecny means the full, first-person sensory experience of accomplishing a task, witnessing an event, or learning a concept. Thus, Dreamworlders who have never themselves climbed Mt. Everest will, on demand, be able to access the stored experience of others who have actually been there. Dreamworlders will use the System to walk on the moon, to learn complex mathematics, and to travel the world. In the end, each DreamWorlder's existence will be immeasurably enriched as a direct function of his or her connection with The System. Many of Kopecny's ideas may seem, at first, far fetched. That criticism, however, could fairly be leveled at any futurist, particularly one who dares to imagine the world of the distant future. Certainly, an 18th Century thinker predicting the emergence of the personal computer or compact disc would have been dismissed in just such a fashion by most of his contemporaries. Kopecny makes a compelling case that his DreamWorld is not fantasy, but the inevitable result of accelerating evolutionary and technological change. Kopecny explains that just as modern humans and our machine based culture evolved over a relatively small window of time, our transformation from this point forward--to DreamWorld--will occur over similarly short period. Kopecny not only explains how rapid change will result in the emergence of The System, he explores the impact that The System will have on human sociology, reproduction, government, and our ability to interact with other civilizations. Kopecny's look into DreamWorld is, at the same time, spellbinding, unsettling, fascinating and believable. We can only wish that we'd all be able to fully experience it!
title: DreamWorld: Our Future, or Heaven on Earth
titlecomplete: DreamWorld: Our Future, or Heaven on Earth
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Pavol Kopecny