Broadcast from Stanford University and Singapore, the latest CNN Future Summit programme gets to the heart of the most remarkable developments in media with the biggest global players leading the digital revolution.

The hour-long programme looks at the blurring lines between reality and imagination and how technological developments are shaping our communities and the lives of children. Distinguished panellists include the founders of Wikipaedia, Second Life, Flickr and EA in addition to renowned academics and psychologists who together form a vision of our future.

"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 programme itself also utilises 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 programme produced in association with the Singapore Tourist Board, which aims to stimulate global discussion. Through cnn.com/futuresummit, viewers around the world are invited to explore the views and interactive with the list of leading explorers, scientists, philosophers, designers, entrepreneurs, futurists, authors and journalists.

‘CNN Future Summit’ can be seen next Thursday, 14th June at 2am NZ time, Sunday and Monday at 7am.