Dunne And Raby Worldviews

Dunne and Raby decided to zoom out of the current worldviews by expanding to new realities. They envisioned a future United Kingdom, divided in four different regions, where each one could decide freely their methods of lifestyle, economy, and governance. They developed and organized each scenario where beliefs, ideologies and values differed from each other. To further communicate their ideas, they decided to focus and create physical models of dissimilar vehicles to compare between the different micro-kingdoms. Precisely, they decided to use transportation because they are symbols of freedom and individuality. Each vehicle –physical model- would represent the different values, priorities, beliefs, and ideologies according to the alternative worldviews of the specific micro-kingdom. The four micro-kingdoms were divided into four regions, and each region became an experimental zone for Dunne and Raby.
• Digitarians
This kingdom depends on digital technology and “implicit totalitarianism” (UMK s.f.). Their society is organized entirely by market forces. Digitarians consider …show more content…
Every millisecond and at every moment, this car is being monetized and optimized. Digicars are presented as “economy seat” on an airline, where you are offered the basic but keeping a humane experience. Passengers are required to remain stand up during the trip to minimize the vehicle’s footprint. The vehicle acts as a computer, constantly calculating the best and most economic route. “Power and speed are replaced by footprint and privacy” (A. D. Raby 2013). The vehicle doesn’t have a dashboard that shows speed or rev. however, it offers priority tariffs and options to share journeys while keeping the privacy. The tariffs are calculated according to proxemics, privacy, speed, price, and urgency. Digicars also offers a sleeper option, the traveler is put to sleep while monitoring all of his or hers vital functions. This vehicle allows for status