We imagine developing a collaborative narrative project called the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Extinction, aiming to blend Biodiversity, Extinction, and Democracy with storytelling.
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The concept includes writing Hard Science Fiction stories exploring apocalyptic scenarios, and partnering with groups like H2G2 writers and university students from Ohio and UCL.
One focus is to visualise Earth’s destruction in various ways (meteor strikes, nuclear war, atmospheric collapse), using AI-generated videos triggered by student-created scripts and scientific research. Outputs include a detailed story, AI-generated videos, and wikis on both scientific research and creative storytelling.
We also imagine building layers to this narrative, including a time-travel direction that zooms into specific extinct or endangered species, inspired by Douglas Adams’ Last Chance to See.
This angle presents closer, more personal portraits of extinction, possibly incorporating Playback Theatre techniques to dramatise the final moments of species or cultures like the Neanderthals or Mohicans. These narratives can be turned into performances or interactive experiences that integrate local history, ecology and community engagement with creative expression.
In bringing this all together, we plan a culminating event inspired by the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, featuring local dinners where short films are screened and performances held. The project ends with three layers of visualisation: a geo-spinning globe showing Earth’s transformation, interactive visual novels zooming into specific stories, and global AI-rendered video narratives.
The structure encourages phased development from student projects in November through to international collaboration and advanced interactive media by the following year. This multi-level creative framework underpins the Hitchhikers.Earth initiative, combining artistry, science and digital tools to re-imagine extinction and resilience.
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