====== A Revised History of the Future (2001 - 2150) ====== //**A Revised History of the Future (2001 - 2150)**// is a [[future|Future History]] timeline by [[offtopic:Pkmatrix]], begun in July 2010 and placed on hiatus in July 2014. It was last updated on 1 August 2014. The original thread can be read at [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164834|A Revised History of the Future (2001 - 2150)]]. ---- ==== Premise ==== The timeline is an effort to detail //every// year from 2001 to 2150 via summaries of the five main or most important events of each year, while trying to maintain a sense of realism and a more global, multi-polar worldview. ---- ==== Background ==== The earliest incarnation of the timeline was [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=50540|Earth: 2001 to 2150]], posted in November 2006, which described a future where the balance of power had become multipolar, space development had led the to establishment of colonies on the Moon, and the collapse of Communist China forced the formation of despotic Sino-Lunarian city states on the Moon's far side. Although the timeline reached the year 2070, Pkmatrix decided it had become too unrealistic and the project stalled. Pkmatrix was inspired to pick it up again in late 2007 thanks to a topic posted by [[offtopic:Thande]], [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=78029|A little exercise (to prove a point)]], which revealed the flaws in the popular "1 Event, 1 Year" format by pointing out how little it would reflect reality if one tried to describe a period of actual history with it. In response, Pkmatrix devised the concept of a new Future History timeline, one that was slower paced and more realistic than the previous attempt, that instead summarized //five// events per year - enough, he felt, for the reader to get a proper sense of the state of the world. As with the previous timeline, he decided to describe every single year between 2001 and 2150 - a total of 750 events for the completed timeline, each a paragraph long. The rebooted the timeline was posted in early 2008 as [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=88319|History of the Future: 2001 to 2150]]. That effort, unfortunately, only reached 2030 before it too stalled. In August 2010 he restarted it a second time in the same "5 events, 1 year" format as before, but majorly revised to reflect recent events and retitled it, [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=164834|A Revised History of the Future (2001 - 2150)]]. As of August 2014, the timeline covers the years 2001 through 2125. Although the current timeline can trace its lineage back to the 2006 timeline, it bears little resemblance or relation to it. In August 2012, [[offtopic:o.a.musimon]] began a new collaborative timeline, [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=252836|A Revised History of Sports]], covering the history of sports within the world of A Revised History of the Future. ---- ==== Timeline ==== **[[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline|Master Timeline (2001 - 2120)]]** To jump to particular parts of the above timeline page, click the following links: - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_war_on_terror_2001_-_2010|The War on Terror (2001 to 2010)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_post-universalist_era_2011_2020|The Post-Universalist Era (2011 to 2020)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_spectro_generation_2021_to_2030|The Spectro Generation (2021 to 2030)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#crisis_in_the_middle_east_2031_2040|Crisis in the Middle East (2031 to 2040)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_red_decade_2041_-_2050|The Red Decade (2041 to 2050)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#chinese_democracy_2051_-_2060|Chinese Democracy (2051 to 2060)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_purity_movement_2061_2070|The Purity Movement (2061 to 2070)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#dark_times_2071_-_2080|Dark Times (2071 to 2080)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_breaking_point_2081_-_2090|The Breaking Point (2081 to 2090)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_turn_of_the_century_2091_-_2100|The Turn of the Century (2091 to 2100)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#a_blazing_cold_new_century_2101_-_2110|A Blazing Cold New Century (2101 - 2110)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#the_beginnings_of_consolidation_2111_-_2120|The Beginnings of Consolidation (2111 - 2120)]] - [[timelines:arhotf_mastertimeline#neonationalism_2121_-_2125|Neonationalism (2121 - 2125)]] ---- ==== Appendix ==== * [[timelines:arhotf_orgs|Factions and Organizations]] * [[timelines:arhotf_glossary|Glossary]] * [[timelines:arhotf_africa|Notes on Africa]] * [[timelines:arhotf_america|Notes on the Americas, United States, and UNASUR]] * [[timelines:arhotf_us presidents|List of United States Presidents (2009 to 2101)]] * [[timelines:arhotf_india|Notes on China, India and Asia]] * [[timelines:arhotf_culture|Notes on Culture]] * [[timelines:arhotf_europe|Notes on Europe and the European Union]] * [[timelines:arhotf_health|Notes on Health and Medicine]] * [[timelines:arhotf_japan|Notes on Japan and Japanese Emperors]] * [[timelines:arhotf_mapnotes|Notes on the Map]] * [[timelines:arhotf_mideast|Notes on the Middle East]] * [[timelines:arhotf_russia|Notes on Russia]] * [[timelines:arhotf_space|Notes on Outer Space and Technology]] * [[timelines:arhotf_wars|Wars, Conflicts, and Terrorist Attacks]] ---- ==== Related and Spinoff Timelines ==== There have been a few spin-off timelines from //A Revised History of the Future//. * //**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=252836|A Revised History of Sports]]**// by [[offtopic:o.a.musimon]] et al. - A collaborative timeline covering the history of sports within the world of //A Revised History of the Future//. * //**[[timelines:arhotf_equatorial war timeline|Equatorial War, Phase One (January 1, 2085 - June 10, 2086)]]**// by [[offtopic:Pkmatrix]] - A timeline detailing the first 18 months of the Equatorial War. * //**[[http://www.counter-factual.net/upload/showthread.php?t=13760&highlight=Genie|A Dark and Dismal Future]]**// by [[offtopic:Chris]] - A dystopic timeline that, with permission, uses elements of A Revised History of the Future and could be read as a grimdark alternate version. * //**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=259376|The Race ISOT to 2100]]**// by [[offtopic:Earth001]] - A what-if asking what the results would be if the Race from Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series were transported to the year 2100 in A Revised History of the Future. * //**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=299124|The Stranger and the Bat]]**// by [[offtopic:Pkmatrix]] - An incomplete short story crossing over //A Revised History of the Future// with [[timelines:The Strangerverse]] and [[alternate history:Alien Space Bats]]. ---- ==== Awards ==== At the [[alternate_history:2012 winners|2012 winners]] [[alternate_history:Turtledove Awards]], the timeline won **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/165179/|"Best Continuing Modern/Future History"]]** category. At the [[alternate_history:2013_winners|2013]] [[alternate_history:Turtledove Awards]], the timeline won the **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/196949/|"Best Continuing Future History"]]** category. It was nominated again in 2014, but lost. ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[timelines:future|Future History Timelines]]** **[[timelines:timelines_and_scenarios|Alternate History Timelines and Scenarios Main Directory]]**