APF emerged as a network of practicing futurists who were utilizing futurology methods. Not all futurists engage in the practice of futurology as generally defined. Futurology is sometimes described by scientists as pseudoscience. Future studies, or futurology, is the science, art, and practice of postulating possible futures. The foresight of futurology is also known as strategic foresight. The technique was pioneered by Sohail Inayatullah, a Pakistani-Australian futurology researcher. Scenarios are one of the most popular and persuasive methods used in the Futurology. It also featured a remix of "Futurology" made by R. Seiliog. He is credited with coining of the term "Futurology". The Delphi method is a very popular technique used in Futurology. His 1981 book "" was an exercise in futurology. This method, developed by Sohail Inayatullah, is one of the newest developments in Futurology. His master's degree studies included the fields of values, technologies and society, and futurology. Futures studies, also known as futurology, is the study of possible futures. As "Seacrete" the process was publicised in a 1992 book of futurology, .