Ol'Scratch
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With Cyberpunk 2077 on the horizon thankfully and Cyberpunk coming back into the public consciousness and being inspired by the thread HERE i thought that this is a good time for this thread.
There have been a few threads in the past about recommendations but hopefully this can be a go to.
What is Cyberpunk:
Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre in which the future world is portrayed as one in which society is largely controlled by computers, at the expense of daily life and social order. Literature, movies and video games of this genre point to a fear that the world may eventually be run solely by computers, including unusual scenarios where nonliving forms take on life-like actions and capabilities. Rebellion against large corporations and established organizations is a key aspect of cyberpunk. As such, main characters are often portrayed as alienated and marginalized by society.
Cyberpunk portrays a rapid deterioration of societal norms due to an inevitable shift toward the all-out use of computers, so much so that the lines between actual human beings and computers become blurred. Big corporations are often thrown into the mix as the culprit and the host for the dystopia that is cyberpunk.
Books:
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? BY PHILLIP K DICK
NEUROMANCER BY WIllIAM GIBSON
ALTERED CARBON BY RICHARD K. MORGAN
SNOW CRASH BY NEAL STEPHENSON
MIRRORSHADES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CYBERPUNK BY BRUCE STERLING
INFOMOCRACY BY MALKA OLDER
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL BY MASAMUNE SHIROW
AKIRA BY KATSUHIRO OTOMO
INTO THE SHADOWS: A SHADOWRUN ANTHOLOGY BY JORDAN K WEISMAN
Movies:
Blade Runner 1982
Johnny Mnemonic 1995
The Matrix 1999
Akira 1988
Ghost in the Shell 1995
Cyber City Oedo 080 1990
Neo Tokyo 1987
Robocop 1987
Tron 1982
Total Recall 1990
Lawnmower Man 1992
Avalon 2001
Strange Days 1995
Ex Machina 2014
There is so much more, add your favorites. (As I can I will return and replace text with links to trailers )
There have been a few threads in the past about recommendations but hopefully this can be a go to.
What is Cyberpunk:
Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre in which the future world is portrayed as one in which society is largely controlled by computers, at the expense of daily life and social order. Literature, movies and video games of this genre point to a fear that the world may eventually be run solely by computers, including unusual scenarios where nonliving forms take on life-like actions and capabilities. Rebellion against large corporations and established organizations is a key aspect of cyberpunk. As such, main characters are often portrayed as alienated and marginalized by society.
Cyberpunk portrays a rapid deterioration of societal norms due to an inevitable shift toward the all-out use of computers, so much so that the lines between actual human beings and computers become blurred. Big corporations are often thrown into the mix as the culprit and the host for the dystopia that is cyberpunk.
Books:
DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? BY PHILLIP K DICK
NEUROMANCER BY WIllIAM GIBSON
ALTERED CARBON BY RICHARD K. MORGAN
SNOW CRASH BY NEAL STEPHENSON
MIRRORSHADES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CYBERPUNK BY BRUCE STERLING
INFOMOCRACY BY MALKA OLDER
THE GHOST IN THE SHELL BY MASAMUNE SHIROW
AKIRA BY KATSUHIRO OTOMO
INTO THE SHADOWS: A SHADOWRUN ANTHOLOGY BY JORDAN K WEISMAN
Movies:
Blade Runner 1982
Johnny Mnemonic 1995
The Matrix 1999
Akira 1988
Ghost in the Shell 1995
Cyber City Oedo 080 1990
Neo Tokyo 1987
Robocop 1987
Tron 1982
Total Recall 1990
Lawnmower Man 1992
Avalon 2001
Strange Days 1995
Ex Machina 2014
There is so much more, add your favorites. (As I can I will return and replace text with links to trailers )
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