Cyberpunk History

By mary-media

  • The Publication of 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' By Philip K. Dick

    The Publication of 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' By Philip K. Dick
    'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' is many peoples opinion: The birth of Cyberpunk as a genre or at least the antecedent to the cyberpunk genre
    The book is set in a post-apocalyptic near future and is said to be the inspiration for a later movie 'Blade Runner'. It features man-made creations gone astray and habitance on other planets, which fits into the definition of Cyberpunk: a subculture of science fiction and dealing with future urban societies dominated by computer technology.
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    Brief History of Cyberpunk

  • Ridley Scott's : Blade Runner was created

    Ridley Scott's : Blade Runner was created
    Blade runner"Capturing the quintessence of the cyberpunk aesthetic", this film is said to be the first of cyberpunk films. Cyberpunk began as a literary genre until the release of this film which sparked the start of Cyberpunk as a film genre.
    Some say the film can not be classed as cyberpunk but there are a number of defining cyberpunk themes found in the film that say otherwise.

  • The word 'Cyberpunk' first appeared

    The word 'Cyberpunk' first appeared
    "Cyberpunk" was the title of a short story by Bruce Bethke that was published in "AMAZING" science fiction stories magazine volume 57, number 4, where the word was said to be first seen and applied to the "bizarre, hard-edged, high-tech" SF emerging in the eighties. The short story "cybepunk" is about teenage hackers/crackers.

  • Neuromancer by William Gibson was released

    Neuromancer by William Gibson was released
    This novel is considered to be the "first" cyberpunk novel for those who believe that 'Do androids dream of electric sheep' wasn't. It was written in a time of the emerging subculture and made a big splash because it captured the "Zeitgeist of anxiety and wonder that prevailed at the dawning of the present era of globalized economics." http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/491/cyberpunk_history.pdf

  • 'The Matrix' is released

    'The Matrix' is released
    Huge cyberpunk classic is released by the director Andy Wachowski. The movie features hackers, black outfits and a technology driven society, everything about this movie is Cyberpunk.