Our Studio

This is the new R&D.

Your research is real. Your breakthroughs are real. What's missing is a world that people can step into and see themselves in it. If they can't, it doesn’t exist.

We build those worlds. We work with funders, foundations, and ventures toward outcomes measured in audiences built, not deliverables shipped. We use a variety of media — film and video, animation and VFX, podcasts and audio dramas, mixed reality platforms, live games — as mechanisms for delivering awe.

We don't just help our partners with their research, communications, and policies. We help them design worlds where they already exist, and we show the public how we get there.

We produce media for visionaries.

• Deep tech ventures

Turn complex technology into a vision people can follow.

• Research funders

Build public belief before your breakthrough needs their support.

• Research institutes

Make your frontier research visible, memorable, and fundable.

• Innovation teams

Use speculative worlds to test assumptions before you scale.

Logo of Breaking Futures with stylized text and spiral design.

Breaking news of tomorrow inspired by frontier research in quantum computing, space, artificial intelligence, energy, and climate.

That day.

Events that suddenly change us and our universe forever. An original science audio drama series.

Extraterrestrial Design

What we want living, working, and thriving off-world to be. For engineers and artists, designers and developers, journalists and authors.

SpacetimeGames™

Strategic world-building and applied games for research, policy, and innovation. Actual play for live and on-demand audiences.

Built with pioneers. Like you.

What’s your vision?

Request a Narrative Audit, book a Frontier Research Thesis Review, or apply for a Studio Engagement. Our first conversation is as important for us as it is for you, so we will give you something you can use right away.

This will help you decide if we’re a good partner fit for you.

We limit the number of partners we work with so we can focus on finding the most accurate narrative intelligence for your research and development.

If you're considering this work, let’s connect.