First Coined In 2015 Experimedia trend icon

Experimedia

Content creators use social experiments and real-life interactions to study human behavior in unique new ways and ultimately to build more realistic and entertaining narratives.

The 2015 Non-Obvious Trend Report, where Experimedia was first coined

First published in the 2015 Non-Obvious Trend Report →

Trend Longevity Rating

B- Graded B- in 2026 ·
a strong prediction that largely held up

How this trend held up

It once seemed that media featuring social experiments would continue indefinitely, but this trend has slowed as the popularity of viral experiments to shock and awe wanes.

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