After reading 1984 and Kallocain, I picked up Brave New World from my public library. Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel about a society 600 years into the future where everyone is engineered to be happy with their pre-destined place in society. Everyone is grown in a bottle and raised in batches of genetic twins. Through behavioural … Continue reading Brave New World
Tag: Science fiction
Kallocain
Kallocain is a 1940 dystopia by Swedish author Karin Boye. It is up there with 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I read it over Christmas and liked it a lot. The book is in public domain since 2012 and is available online in Swedish and English. I picked it … Continue reading Kallocain
Oceania 2084
The game Oceania 2084 is inspired by George Orwell's book 1984. I'm curious about the game and asked designer Johan Eriksson to help me understand how it works, what it does, and why he created it.