Moodboard: "Omni Magazine's 'Future Almanac' " ( 1982). I'll be taking screenshots from random pages of the Almanac, and posting them as moodboards. One has to admire the over exaggeration of predictions, particularly when looking 40 years into the future from the early 1980s, at what could have been our technological advancements. Some predictions are on the money, a lot were not.



"Fantasy and role-playing games will also continue to attract more players in the future. These games are successful because they rely totally on the imagination of the players. They are especially entertaining for adults and college students who play out fantasy roles during social gatherings. Many spin-offs of the original role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, exist today, and many more will be created in the years to come. Some experts say the introduction of computers into fantasy games will make them even more successful. Computer programs will help simplify the bewildering sets of rules that accompany the games."  

Omni Magazine's 'Future Almanac "Technological Lifestyles", page 233, 'Playing in the Future' (1982)

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