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A [[science fiction]] genre. Basic themes include the dehumanizing effects of technology, and the accompanying societal breakdown. Think dark and dirty, with lots of [[wire]]s and [[neon lights|neon]]. [b]Cyberpunk[/b] is a postmodern dystopian genre noted for its focus on [b]”high tech and low life"[/b]. The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by American science fiction author Bruce Bethke as the title of his short Sci-Fi story [i]Cyberpunk[/i], written in 1980. Cyberpunk can cover numerous themes and motifs but generally involve reflecting on the current anxieties of society and amping them up to an extreme; things like mass surveillance, climate change, mass media, artificial intelligence and any other themes can thus be accomodated by a cyberpunk setting. h4. Notable Cyberpunk franchises * [[2000 AD]] * [[A.D. Police Files]] * [[AKIRA]] * [[Armitage III]] * [[Appleseed]] * [[Baldr (series)|]] ** [[Baldr Force]] ** [[Baldr Sky]] * [[Battle Angel Alita]] * [[Black Mirror]] * [[Blade Runner]] ** [[Blade Runner: Black Out 2022]] ** [[Blade Runner 2049]] * [[BLAME!]] * [[Bubblegum Crisis]] * [[Cyberpunk (series)]] ** [[Cyberpunk 2077]] ** [[Cyberpunk Edgerunners]] * [[Deus Ex]] ** [[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]] * [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]] * [[Dominion]] * [[Dragon's Heaven]] * [[Dredd]] * [[Elysium (movie)|]] * [[Equilibrium]] * [[Final Fantasy VII]] * [[Future Cop: LAPD]] * [[Ghost in the Shell]] * [[Lady BattleCop]] * [[Megazone 23]] * [[Metal Skin Panic Madox-01]] * [[Metropolis (Fritz Lang)|]] * [[Neuromancer]] * [[Ninja Slayer]] * [[Policenauts]] * [[Psycho-Pass]] * [[RoboCop]] * [[Snatcher]] * [[Serial Experiments Lain]] * [[Techno Police 21C]] * [[Total Recall]] h4. See also * [[cyborg]] * [[Steampunk]] * [[Dieselpunk]] * [[Tag group:Technology]] h4. External links * "Wikipedia: Cyberpunk":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:54 |