By Futurist Thomas Frey
Imagine a book that reads you while you read it. The characters evolve based on your facial expressions. The pacing adapts to your heartbeat. The plot shifts depending on your micro-expressions of boredom or delight. You’re no longer reading a story—you’re in conversation with it. This isn’t a fantasy of future publishing—it’s a preview. Within the next five to seven years, we’ll see the rise of adaptive storytelling: books, films, and interactive experiences that monitor your biometric and emotional responses in real time, rewriting themselves to maximize your engagement. Fixed narratives—the same story for everyone—are headed for extinction.
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