This is an older paper, but the anthropoligists might be a productive place to look: Riner, R. and J. A. Clodius (1995). "Simulating future histories: The NAU solar system simulation and Mars settlement." Anthropology and Education Quarterly 26(1): 95-104. The crop of articles in the present issue of Fibreculture (online) look interesting, in particular the paper entitled: The Past as the Future? Nostalgia and Retrogaming in Digital Culture - Jaakko Suominen Hutchison, A. and I. Richardson editors (2008). Issue: "The Futures of Digital Media Arts and Culture." Fibreculture 11. Denise N. Rall, PhD. Internationalisation Project Officer Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Office: Room T2.17, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Mobile 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Presenter, Internet Research 9.0, 15-18 October 2008, Copenhagen, DK / Find a better answer, faster with the new Yahoo!7 Search. www.yahoo7.com.au/search