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Oh no, I left out 1 Question in the 10 Questions about Cyberpunk
#8 Is Cyberpunk just part of fantasy and only exists exclusively in the hyperbole of it being just an impossible 'possibility' , much in the mould of Star Wars, Terry Pratchett 'Discworld' et al implausibility ?
Cyberpunk Wierd Jargon
Alpha Geek
A high school boy who likes being wired but is not quite Cyberpunk, but in training.
X-Iled
The idea of being lost in cyberspace
meatspace
The real world .
Cracker
A cracker seeks to break into a system to do damage or take some other action that the owner of that system has not authorised (and probably doesn't want to happen).
chaos
(unorder) A state that gains a lot of respect in cyberculture, to the point of being a techno-pagan religion. Many people are self-described chaoticians.
Phrack
An important magazine existing only in cyberspace, of interest to the computer underground. Founded by Craig Neirdorf.
Zaibatsu
Japanese term coined by William Gibson that means a large mega-corporation.
Wirehead
A hacker of hardware
Apogee
The best and greatest.
Netrun
The action of interfacing with the Internet and using it to hack into Data Fortresses.
A high school boy who likes being wired but is not quite Cyberpunk, but in training.
X-Iled
The idea of being lost in cyberspace
meatspace
The real world .
Cracker
A cracker seeks to break into a system to do damage or take some other action that the owner of that system has not authorised (and probably doesn't want to happen).
chaos
(unorder) A state that gains a lot of respect in cyberculture, to the point of being a techno-pagan religion. Many people are self-described chaoticians.
Phrack
An important magazine existing only in cyberspace, of interest to the computer underground. Founded by Craig Neirdorf.
Zaibatsu
Japanese term coined by William Gibson that means a large mega-corporation.
Wirehead
A hacker of hardware
Apogee
The best and greatest.
Netrun
The action of interfacing with the Internet and using it to hack into Data Fortresses.
10 Cyberpunk Questions
#1 . Is cyberpunk "on its way out" or has it evolved into a new form altogether?
#2. Why are most of the cyberpunk websites outdated? (eg circa 1990s)
#3. Is Cyberpunk considered "outdated" because it was an exaggerated depiction of the
future?
#4. What about hacking, and cybercrime now? Isn't that a new form of cyberpunk, albeit
loosely following the definition?
#5. What about the case of Pirate Bay and the people protesting against the government for
ts suit on Pirate Bay?
#6. Are those people considered "cyberpunk" in that they are rebelling against the established order?
#7. Will the "Cyberpunk manifesto" reflect occurances in real-life, where information is now being found freely on the Net, linking to that of ideas of Communism in its stance?
#9. Have advancements in technology (ie social networking) killed off Cyberpunk? We do not need to jack sockets into our brains now that there is cloud computing, do we?
#10. Is Cyberpunk just a fad, or fashion statement that comes and goes?
#2. Why are most of the cyberpunk websites outdated? (eg circa 1990s)
#3. Is Cyberpunk considered "outdated" because it was an exaggerated depiction of the
future?
#4. What about hacking, and cybercrime now? Isn't that a new form of cyberpunk, albeit
loosely following the definition?
#5. What about the case of Pirate Bay and the people protesting against the government for
ts suit on Pirate Bay?
#6. Are those people considered "cyberpunk" in that they are rebelling against the established order?
#7. Will the "Cyberpunk manifesto" reflect occurances in real-life, where information is now being found freely on the Net, linking to that of ideas of Communism in its stance?
#9. Have advancements in technology (ie social networking) killed off Cyberpunk? We do not need to jack sockets into our brains now that there is cloud computing, do we?
#10. Is Cyberpunk just a fad, or fashion statement that comes and goes?
Cyberpunk Summaries (Week 2)
#6.
http://kuoi.com/~kamikaze/Cyberpunk/
Definition of Cyberpunk
The writer, Mark Damon, associates a large range of topics into cyberpunk, including
dystopianism, anarchism and culture jamming into his interpretation of the genre. His idea of cyberpunk isn't much cybernetic focussed, instead the slant is more towards the use of the Net to further the use of information and making it free. However he acknowledges the negative effects of cyberpunk, the idea of the loss of control, associating it with the traits cyberpunk characters often have, that of confusion and "detachment" from reality.
#7.
Top 5 cyberpunk games
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/197251/the_top_five_cyberpunk_games_pg3.html?cat=19
Al Ebaster from Associated Content lists the "Top Five Cyberpunk Games", which were mostly a decade old and played in old consoles such as SNES (Nintendo), SEGA Genesis, but there are a few PC games in there as well. Themes explored in the games include hacking (Decker), Corporate Control (Syndicate), even one based on Gibson's book (Neuromancer) , focussing on the atmosphere of such games oozing cyberpunk. However, what can be noted is his opinion that "cyberpunk is on its way out".
#8
Archive on Cyberpunk games
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/cyberpunk_-_Games/id/1288272
This article attemps to bring all facets of cyberpunk into one archive. For this instance, the focus is on cyberpunk games. It notes the important works of cyberpunk games and covers a range from Role Playing Game books, to console games, to even card games. It notes an interesting deviation from the often corporate stance of the dominant authority to that of a "cyberpapacy" in an rpg game titled Torg, giving a religious twist to the cyberpunk genre, noting some experimentation occuring in the deviations that could be possible in the genre.
#9 A Cyberpunk reading list
http://www.swamp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/cyberpunk-reading-list/
Andrew Brown highlights a few notable cyberpunk literature visionaries who helped shaped the genre through their works, crediting Bruce Bethke with coining the term "cyberpunk" in his 1983 book. Of course, William Gibson was also credited as being the godfather of cyberpunk, citing some of his best works in the reading list to understand more about the genre. He also included E.M. Forster as well, a 19th century/early 20th century writer in helping to shape ideas of the internet, but to link him to the dystopia of cyberpunk needs more convincing.
#10 Article of the SJ games raid
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Roleplayer/Roleplayer19/Raid.html
This article by Steve Jackson from SJ Games gives a reality twist to cyberpunk , in which united States Secret Service raided and confiscated files and equipment of the company in 1990, due to concerns over GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG book that they were slated to release later that year. Steve Jackson points out the Secret Service officials mentioning something about looking for their "manual for computer crime" which perhaps could be the suspicion over the raid, perhaps over fears that the GURPS Cyberpunk would allow tips and ways on how readers could perpetrate crimes such as hacking. However, Steve Jackson refuted those claims on the grounds that "no further action was taken on the book".
http://kuoi.com/~kamikaze/Cyberpunk/
Definition of Cyberpunk
The writer, Mark Damon, associates a large range of topics into cyberpunk, including
dystopianism, anarchism and culture jamming into his interpretation of the genre. His idea of cyberpunk isn't much cybernetic focussed, instead the slant is more towards the use of the Net to further the use of information and making it free. However he acknowledges the negative effects of cyberpunk, the idea of the loss of control, associating it with the traits cyberpunk characters often have, that of confusion and "detachment" from reality.
#7.
Top 5 cyberpunk games
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/197251/the_top_five_cyberpunk_games_pg3.html?cat=19
Al Ebaster from Associated Content lists the "Top Five Cyberpunk Games", which were mostly a decade old and played in old consoles such as SNES (Nintendo), SEGA Genesis, but there are a few PC games in there as well. Themes explored in the games include hacking (Decker), Corporate Control (Syndicate), even one based on Gibson's book (Neuromancer) , focussing on the atmosphere of such games oozing cyberpunk. However, what can be noted is his opinion that "cyberpunk is on its way out".
#8
Archive on Cyberpunk games
http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/cyberpunk_-_Games/id/1288272
This article attemps to bring all facets of cyberpunk into one archive. For this instance, the focus is on cyberpunk games. It notes the important works of cyberpunk games and covers a range from Role Playing Game books, to console games, to even card games. It notes an interesting deviation from the often corporate stance of the dominant authority to that of a "cyberpapacy" in an rpg game titled Torg, giving a religious twist to the cyberpunk genre, noting some experimentation occuring in the deviations that could be possible in the genre.
#9 A Cyberpunk reading list
http://www.swamp.co.uk/blog/2009/01/cyberpunk-reading-list/
Andrew Brown highlights a few notable cyberpunk literature visionaries who helped shaped the genre through their works, crediting Bruce Bethke with coining the term "cyberpunk" in his 1983 book. Of course, William Gibson was also credited as being the godfather of cyberpunk, citing some of his best works in the reading list to understand more about the genre. He also included E.M. Forster as well, a 19th century/early 20th century writer in helping to shape ideas of the internet, but to link him to the dystopia of cyberpunk needs more convincing.
#10 Article of the SJ games raid
http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Roleplayer/Roleplayer19/Raid.html
This article by Steve Jackson from SJ Games gives a reality twist to cyberpunk , in which united States Secret Service raided and confiscated files and equipment of the company in 1990, due to concerns over GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG book that they were slated to release later that year. Steve Jackson points out the Secret Service officials mentioning something about looking for their "manual for computer crime" which perhaps could be the suspicion over the raid, perhaps over fears that the GURPS Cyberpunk would allow tips and ways on how readers could perpetrate crimes such as hacking. However, Steve Jackson refuted those claims on the grounds that "no further action was taken on the book".
5 Cyberpunk Video Links
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRKi5BAlW2U
Video Depicting a Cyberpunk World
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuyUShtcn94
Snatcher- Cyberpunk themed game by SEGA
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8qSWqAC51w
Syndicate- Cyberpunk game by Bullfrog
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATMoi1AqGs&feature=related
Interview of Cyberpunk writers
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFZvbcWFH_g&feature=related
Cyberpunk in Movies and Videos in a clip
Video Depicting a Cyberpunk World
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuyUShtcn94
Snatcher- Cyberpunk themed game by SEGA
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8qSWqAC51w
Syndicate- Cyberpunk game by Bullfrog
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATMoi1AqGs&feature=related
Interview of Cyberpunk writers
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFZvbcWFH_g&feature=related
Cyberpunk in Movies and Videos in a clip
Video Links of Cyberpunk themed games
Cyberpunk themed games
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp0DP1O4bs
Intro to Deus Ex (themes of dystopia, Negative Impact of technology on humanity, rebellion on the established order)
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mov3CuU81LM
Blade Runner game made by Westwood
3. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n8h4_anarchy-online-review_videogames
Review of Anarchy Online, a cyberpunk MMORPG
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCl8WLRyl9Q&feature=related
Enter the Matrix game, Trinity vs Ghost.
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l5vvH61sjA
Collection of Cyberpunk games of yesteryear
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp0DP1O4bs
Intro to Deus Ex (themes of dystopia, Negative Impact of technology on humanity, rebellion on the established order)
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mov3CuU81LM
Blade Runner game made by Westwood
3. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n8h4_anarchy-online-review_videogames
Review of Anarchy Online, a cyberpunk MMORPG
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCl8WLRyl9Q&feature=related
Enter the Matrix game, Trinity vs Ghost.
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l5vvH61sjA
Collection of Cyberpunk games of yesteryear
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