Science Fiction and Its Use in Contemporary Industrial Product Design

Abstract

The goal of the research is: to shed light on science fiction and determine the role it plays when employed in contemporary industrial product designs. The research methodology, relied on the descriptive approach (content analysis), and the research population consisted of German cars (8 companies) as an industrial product. The intentional (non-probabilistic) selective method was adopted for the sample represented by the original research community, to select models that serve the research goal and are closest to achieving it, which number (3) out of a total of (8), i.e. (37.5%) of the research community. The research tool was an analysis form that was presented to the group of experts to prove its validity and reliability. Since the existence of human on Earth, human has tried to find explanations for the natural phenomena that he obscures, and when human is unable to find diverse logical reasons, human unleashes his imagination to imagine reasons for this or that phenomenon. There are no easy solutions to the problems face by the society. Result of this research is modernizing the classical aesthetic values ​​to new values ​​has its effects. The conclusion is when science fiction is used, which leads to progress in science and gives people a chance to hope for a better future.