2047 facts for kids

2047 (which is MMXLVII in Roman numerals) is a year in the future. Many interesting things are expected to happen in this year, both in real life and in popular stories and games.

What's Expected to Happen

July

• In July, a special message called the Teen Age Message will reach its destination. This message was sent from a large radar dish in Eupatoria and is traveling to a star called 47 UMa. It's a message sent to see if there's any intelligent life out there!
• On July 1, a special agreement for Hong Kong might end. This agreement, called "one country, two systems", has allowed Hong Kong to have its own way of life and government for 50 years, even though it's part of People's Republic of China. This deal started on July 1, 1997, and was set up to help Hong Kong reunite with China. What will happen after this date is not yet known.

December

• After December 31, works like books, movies, or music that were published between January 1, 1978, and December 31, 2002, might become part of the public domain in the United States. This means they would be free for everyone to use without needing special permission or paying fees. U.S. copyright law says these works cannot become public domain before this date.

2047 in Stories and Games

Many stories, movies, and video games imagine what the year 2047 might be like.

Video Games

• In the Command and Conquer game series, a big war called the Third Tiberium War begins in 2047. It starts when a group called the Brotherhood of Nod uses a nuclear missile to destroy a space station belonging to the Global Defense Initiative.
• In the original SimCity video game, the city of Rio de Janeiro faces huge floods because of global warming.
• The game Crysis 3 is set in 2047. In this game, a giant dome covers New York City to stop alien invaders called the Ceph. Inside the dome, the city is overgrown with plants, and the aliens are everywhere. The main character, Alcatraz, is still in the city after the events of the previous game.
• The English version of the adventure game Snatcher, released for the Sega CD, changed its setting from 2042 to 2047.

Movies and Anime

• In the movie Event Horizon (film), a team is sent in 2047 to find a lost spaceship orbiting Neptune. They discover something very scary waiting for them on the ship.
• The Japanese anime movie Voices of a Distant Star also takes place in 2047.

Books

• In the science fiction novel River of Gods by Ian McDonald, a divided India is fighting a water war in 2047.