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Whether through sci-fi worlds or speculative futures, we love to imagine alternate realities. It's core to who we are. It can be entertaining, and even helpful in moments when present realities feel chaotic, offering mental models to navigate uncertain futures. Through 3D tools, artists and designers are able to present these worlds in powerful detail. What are they revealing in these speculative realities?

When we think of our future, it is often presented as a binary between utopia and dystopia. In utopias we find possible ideal states for humanity, while in dystopias we encounter the anxieties lurking in the zeitgeist. Biomimicry, cyberpunk, and voxel art are a few of the trends that 3D artists are revealing in their work today.