Transform, Climate, Gift, Serenity
The CAMP in 2028 is still the same retail mall. Climate change affects the weather in Orange County drastically, and today is much warmer than usual. There are few shoppers and the mall is quiet.
Some shops have changed or been added since 10 years prior. There are a few virtual reality cafes where people can come have coffee video dates with their loved ones across the world. Mobile phones have become obsolete as most people realized their addiction to their devices is unhealthy and have switched to AR glasses, a new tech that is still a bit clunky.
As self-driving cars have become the norm, parking has not been as large of an issue. People can reprogram their car to drive back home if they can’t find parking. Reprogramming can be a pain because the technology has not caught up to accommodate for this yet, and calling the car back over to pick up the person is another issue so there is still a need for parking lots and for the CAMP counselors (though they expect not for long with the way self-driving car technology is progressing rapidly).
The counselors have become well-known in the community and have been putting on community events and activities for shoppers for the past 9 years since the program was implemented. Their most recent was a going-away party for one of their fellow counselors who they all loved and were sad to see leave. Many people from the community showed up to see Jerry go. He has become great friends with some of the regular shoppers and together, they made a virtual scrapbook of their AR selfies for him to take and remember them by.