This article is about the fictional narrative by Jon Bois. Not to be confused with 1776 or 1776 (disambiguation). For the minor planet, see 17776 Troska.
17776
Title screen from the story's opening video
Author(s)
Jon Bois
Website
What football will look like in the future
Current status/schedule
Completed
Launch date
July 5, 2017
End date
July 15, 2017
Publisher(s)
SB Nation
Genre(s)
Speculative fiction
17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sapient space probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles. The series debuted on July 5, 2017, and new chapters were published daily until the series concluded with its twenty-fifth chapter on July 15, 2017.
Bois began developing 17776 in 2016. Because the story incorporates text, animated GIFs, still images, and videos hosted on YouTube, new tools were developed to allow it to be hosted efficiently on the SB Nation website. The work explores themes of consciousness, hope, despair, and why humans play sports. 17776 was well received by critics, who praised it for its innovative use of its medium and for the depth of emotion it evoked. In 2018, the story won a National Magazine Award for Digital Innovation and was longlisted for both the Hugo Awards for Best Novella and Best Graphic Story.
It is followed by a sequel series: 20020, released from September to October 2020, which Bois intends to follow up with a further series entitled 20021. The sequel series follows a 111-team game of college football on fields spanning 236 million yards across the United States.
17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online...
network. Bois is known for his speculative fiction works on sports, such as 17776, its follow-up 20020, and The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles. He is also known...
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as an easy gateway for people to get involved with interactive fiction. 17776 by Jon Bois. It is a "serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative...
Francisco Rico, Huelva: Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, 2019. ISBN 978-84-17776-61-9 Millán, José Antonio. Antonio de Nebrija o el rastro de la verdad,...
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Year Title Article(s) and Author(s) Editor 2018 SB Nation "17776: An American Football Story," by Jon Bois, July 5 Elena Bergeron, Editor in Chief 2019...
heavens. / Zápas s nebem III. Metla nebes. / 1941. / A main-belt asteroid 17776 Troska discovered in 1998 by Czech astronomer Petr Pravec from the Ondřejov...
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