Full of Fiction and Music - Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is actually a subtype of science fiction and punk or rock music. Cyberpunk is a twofold and the words cybernetics and punk converged to form cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is a mix of the latest technology and conveys a message to the society and also about its treatment of its members. The atmosphere in the cyberpunk may be present near the world that is more dependent on technology and futuristic but not as futuristic as the Jetsons. Artificial Intelligence, mega corporations and hackers are the themes that are explored in cyberpunk.
Films like matrix trilogy, blade runner and hackers has spotted cyberpunk in such a way that it gained more popularity among the people. Its growth increased to a great extent that many of its subtypes like biopunk, steampunk, ribopunk, postcyberpunk came into existence and can be found in the literature of cyberpunk. Cyberpunk can also be looked as a form of modern surrealism as it will not give a clear idea about what fantasy is and what reality is.
Cyberpunk has developed greatly in the world of manga and anime. It is accepted in Japan but not in United States. The part of the cyberpunk that is mostly accepted is the one that comes from Japan due to its International feel and Futuristic setting and is being written and spoken in Japanese. Some cyberpunk based classic anime and manga are Ghost in the Shell, Texhnolyze ,Akira, Serial Experiments Lain, Bubblegum Crisis, Apple seed and Metropolis.
Cyber punk can also be seen in Movies or Television. Some of them are Blade Runner, War of the Worlds, Max Headroom, Screamers, Paycheck, The Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, New Rose Hotel, Johnny Mnemonic, Robocop, Gattaca, the 13th Floor, Until the End of the World, Harsh Realm, Strange Days and The Matrix trilogy and series.
Cyberpunk was formed in literature and Gardener Dozis an editor, gave the cult status. The coining of the cyberpunk was done by the author Bruce Bethke in the year 1980. Some of the cyberpunk authors are : William Gibson, John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, Richard Kadrey, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner and Michael Swanwick. Cyberpunk novels are namely Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive ,Count Zero, Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, When Gravity Fails, The Diamond Age and Accelerando. Cyberpunk novels having cyberpunk influence are acknowledged very well by the writers when it was created tentatively in the 80s. The books that contain the thoughts are The Big Sleep (1939), Wolfbane (1959), Creatures of Light and Darkness (1968), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), The Demolished Man, The Stars My Destination and True Names..
Cyberpunk is also apparent in music, computer games, board games and videogames. It is a futuristic style but has a touch of reality. Most people cannot envision the world to be as futuristic as the Jetsons but there is certainly the possibility of these events occurring in the near future that cyberpunk lays out.
Films like matrix trilogy, blade runner and hackers has spotted cyberpunk in such a way that it gained more popularity among the people. Its growth increased to a great extent that many of its subtypes like biopunk, steampunk, ribopunk, postcyberpunk came into existence and can be found in the literature of cyberpunk. Cyberpunk can also be looked as a form of modern surrealism as it will not give a clear idea about what fantasy is and what reality is.
Cyberpunk has developed greatly in the world of manga and anime. It is accepted in Japan but not in United States. The part of the cyberpunk that is mostly accepted is the one that comes from Japan due to its International feel and Futuristic setting and is being written and spoken in Japanese. Some cyberpunk based classic anime and manga are Ghost in the Shell, Texhnolyze ,Akira, Serial Experiments Lain, Bubblegum Crisis, Apple seed and Metropolis.
Cyber punk can also be seen in Movies or Television. Some of them are Blade Runner, War of the Worlds, Max Headroom, Screamers, Paycheck, The Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, New Rose Hotel, Johnny Mnemonic, Robocop, Gattaca, the 13th Floor, Until the End of the World, Harsh Realm, Strange Days and The Matrix trilogy and series.
Cyberpunk was formed in literature and Gardener Dozis an editor, gave the cult status. The coining of the cyberpunk was done by the author Bruce Bethke in the year 1980. Some of the cyberpunk authors are : William Gibson, John Shirley, Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker, Richard Kadrey, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner and Michael Swanwick. Cyberpunk novels are namely Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive ,Count Zero, Hardwired, Voice of the Whirlwind, When Gravity Fails, The Diamond Age and Accelerando. Cyberpunk novels having cyberpunk influence are acknowledged very well by the writers when it was created tentatively in the 80s. The books that contain the thoughts are The Big Sleep (1939), Wolfbane (1959), Creatures of Light and Darkness (1968), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), The Demolished Man, The Stars My Destination and True Names..
Cyberpunk is also apparent in music, computer games, board games and videogames. It is a futuristic style but has a touch of reality. Most people cannot envision the world to be as futuristic as the Jetsons but there is certainly the possibility of these events occurring in the near future that cyberpunk lays out.
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