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MENTAL MODEL · M0617

Diegetic Prototypes

Diegetic Prototypes
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Seemingly functional technology products showcased in films or novels (e.g., the flip phone in Star Trek, gesture control in Minority Report). They are not props but 'functional demonstrations' for the public and engineers, thereby inducing reality to develop them.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Concretizing vision. If you want to promote an innovation, don't write documents; shoot a video 'pretending it already exists.' Let people see it to believe it, and demand naturally arises.

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Anchor fast decisions

Fictional technologies shown in film or literature, which appear usable, serve as functional prototypes for the public and engineers, concretizing abstract visions and shaping real R&D directions in reverse (imagination precedes manufacturing). This is known as 'design fiction.'

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