cyberpunk

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A sub-genre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality
A cyberpunk character, a hacker punk, a high-tech low life

The Matrix redefined what a cyberpunk looked like.

Began as a literary movement in the 80's, an off-shot of normal science fiction Unique in that it generally occurs in the present or not so distant future, the characters are often considered "punks" (social deviants) and technology (the cyber aspect) is prominent Is special in that it has evolved from a purely literay movement to a realistic subculture Many "techno-punks" (i e hackers) are considered cyberpunks
A cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, utopian, over-industrialized society The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well See Also: Cyberspace
A cultural subgenre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant overindustrialized society
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, dystopian, over-industrialized society
A sub-genre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality, founding practitioners being Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, John Shirley and Rudy Rucker
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant and over-industrialized society The term originated in the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has since evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well See Also: Cyberspace
a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic compterized societies
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, dystopian, over-industrialised society The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well See Also: Cyberspace
a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a near term, dystopian, over-industrialized society The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling It has evolved into a cultural label (usually derogatory) encompassing many different kinds of human, machine and punk attitudes, especially clothing and lifestyle choices See also: cyberspace
{i} (Computers and Communications) nickname for people who live on the edge of modern society (controlled by media and technology) who fight and defeat the establishment
a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic compterized societies a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
Originally a subgenre of science fiction taking place in a dystopian society, the term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and is now a cultural label
Cyberpunk started as a sub-genre of science-fiction found in the works of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling in the early 80s These works combine elements of cyberspace, darkness, and urban nihilism
/si: 'ber-puhnk/ [orig by SF writer Bruce Bethke and/or editor Gardner Dozois] n ,adj A subgenre of SF launched in 1982 by William Gibson's epoch-making novel `Neuromancer' (though its roots go back through Vernor Vinge's `True Names' (see "{True Names and Other Dangers}" in appendix C) to John Brunner's 1975 novel `The Shockwave Rider') Gibson's near-total ignorance of computers and the present-day hacker culture enabled him to speculate about the role of computers and hackers in the future in ways hackers have since found both irritatingly na"ive and tremendously stimulating Gibson's work was widely imitated, in particular by the short-lived but innovative "Max Headroom" TV series See {cyberspace}, {ice}, {jack in}, {go flatline}
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, dystopian, over-industrialized society The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well See also: Cyberspace
Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction. stories about imaginary events relating to computer science, usually set in the future
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, over-industrialized society The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well See Also: Cyberspace
A subculture which blends into Goth to some extent, based around a vision of a dark future rather than the dark past, which is a major Goth influence Cyberpunk literature is highly technologically aware and projects bleak visions of world future, in the style of William Gibson et al (see Literature for more authors) Hologram or reflective clothing, UV facepaint and protruding wires are common indicators that you are dealing with a Cyberpunk
The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes of those who inhabit Cyberspace
a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
1 A subgenre of science fiction inspired by William Gibson's 1982 novel "Neuromancer" 2 A lifestyle characterized by computer games, Internet surfing, and large doses of attitude
Prominent late 20th Century SF postmodern subgenre, tracing its origins back to the early work of William Gibson (some make J G Ballard and William Burroughs the originators) Characterized by 1) noirish depiction of urban landscapes (often in decay), 2) ambivalent take on technology, 3) hardboiled characters, 4) emphasis on international crime, 5) preoccupation with cyberspace, into which its characters, anxious to escape the "meat," becoming pure consciousness, can enter and travel about Several of the stories in the NASF are by Cyberpunkers (the stories by Gibson, Dorsey, Sterling, Cadigan, for example) The current film The Matrix is a cyberpunk movie Academic interest in cyberpunk has helped to unmarginalize the genre alt culture entry
A subgenre of SF which combines elements of punk subculture and high tech to predict a bleak and violent future The original and still best example is Bill Gibson's Neuromancer, which won every major award in the field
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