With new human augmentation event, Square Enix gets serious about Deus Ex in real life

Square Enix and CNN’s branded content studio, Courageous, have teamed up to create a documentary that explores the world of human augmentation. They are also hosting an event this week about the blurring lines of humanity and technology.

The Human by Design event will explore the themes that Square Enix’s Eidos Montreal has explored in the Deus Ex series of video games, which depict a conflict over whether it’s ethical to augment people who have lost limbs and other body parts. The game series questions what it means to be human, and its focus is the near future.