MUMBAI: Virtual worlds have enabled vistas on movie screens, heart-pounding action in computer games, bought millions of people together and transformed the way we communicate with each other. News broadcaster CNN has announced that its show, CNN Future Summit, gets to the heart of these remarkable developments with the biggest global players leading this digital revolution. The show airs on 13 June at 7:30 pm; 16 June at 11:30 am and 7:30 pm; 17 June at 11: 30 am; 14 July 14 at 11:30 am and 7:30 pm; and 15 July at 11:30 am.

The show?s anchor Kristie Lu Stout looks at the blurring lines between reality and imagination and how these technological developments are shaping our communities and the lives of our children. Distinguished panelists include the founders of Wikipedia, Second Life, Flickr and EA in addition to renowned academics and psychologists who together form a vision of our future, today.

And what will this future look like? The ability to always be in touch with friends and family will be greatly enhanced when we?re able to see each other in absolute clarity, anywhere, anytime. We?ll find ourselves living, shopping and working more and more inside online worlds. And in the future, you won?t be sitting on your couch being passively entertained. Films will become more interactive and more immersive, while games will become more cinematic and realistic. Indeed the program itself also utilizes many cutting edge techniques used in modern film and television production in order to capture the fascinating future of virtual worlds.

CNN Future Summit is a two-year multi-media program produced in association with the Singapore Tourist Board (STB), which aims to stimulate global discussion.