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Cyberpunk is nothing without
its technology. Here are some technological areas which can be
considered cyberpunk:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence, or AI's.
- Artificial Life
- Artificial life, or A-life.
- Computers
- Cyberpunk's basic hardware.
- Cyberspace, or the Matrix
- Cyberspace, invented by William Gibson in "Neuromancer".
- Cyborgs
- Cyborgs, Man/Machine Symbiosis'.
- Internet
- The world-wide network of interconnected computers.
- Nanotechnology
- Technology by means of molecular manufacturing.
- Neural Interface
- Direct neural interface between human brain and computer.
- Robots
- Machines doing things for us.
- Software
- Cyberpunk's software.
- Ubiquitous Computing
- Ubiquitous & Wearable Computing.
- Virtual Reality
- Virtual Reality, or VR.
References
- Evaluation
of the Importance of Technology to Cyberpunk
- "Technology is integral to cyberpunk. It separates cyberpunk
from conventional science fiction."
- Man and Machine (Re)Building
Cyberspace
- Technology's invasion/replacement of, effect upon, or indistinguishability
from the human body. Eroticizing the Machine. Is man any different
from a machine?
- Technology as Extension
of Human Functional Architecture
- An essay about technological extensions to human - attachments,
implants, wrappers, manipulators... By Alexander Chislenko.
- The Cyberpunk of the
`80s or the Humanization of the Metal
- "One can hardly ignore a combination of nihilism and technology."
- Out of Control
- "To avoid self-destruction, we have to start thinking of our
interaction with technology in terms of the intuitive, the irrational."
A trialogue on machine consciousness with Mark Pauline, Manuel
De Landa and Mark Dery.
- Exploring Technoculture
- Computers, Society, Pedagogy. An annotated bibliography by
David Silver.
- Synthetic Sentience on
Demand
- What may be considered to be the future for some, is already
the past being unfolded into the present. An essay about cybertech
by Charles Ostman.
- Social Consequences
of Technology in a Cyberpunk World
- By Karsten Voigt.
Links
- Street
Tech
- Hardware beyond the hype. Tech review site, gadgets for techies.
- The Console Cowboy's Cookbook
- Cyberspace features, new software, artificial intelligence,
etc.
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