Guest Celt Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? I think cyberpunk is actually a poor name for the genre. The 'punk' distracts and narrows impressions. I've prefer the term 'tech noir'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? It's called Cyberpunk because of the one story actually called that - which literally involved a hacker street punk. Of course, the original story envisioned the "youth" (i.e. Teenagers) being the main focus of the futures deconstruction. That'd be interesting, if CP ended up a YA sub-genre instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? I think cyberpunk is actually a poor name for the genre. The 'punk' distracts and narrows impressions. I've prefer the term 'tech noir'. That was a pretty good club until that big lunatic shot it up with an Uzi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendsmiths Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? "Come with me if you want to live." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? I think cyberpunk is actually a poor name for the genre. The 'punk' distracts and narrows impressions. I've prefer the term 'tech noir'. It's been doing well enough so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? I see your and raise you a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? Ooof... how about we post less random videos and more on topic conversation - NGD is down screen a ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? The videos contain cyberpunk themed music. Relax, I be a doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? Yes, but they aren't contributing to the discussion - unless we actually start discussing "cyberpunk themed music" .... which I would argue doesn't exist, as the rivet-heads scoff at your "rock and roll" (Konya Wa Hurricane) and the gamer populace in general aren't noisecore, hardcore, industrial, EBM, or IDM fans.... And that doesn't even get the modern Cybergoths involved in the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Williamson Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? Actually, Dubstep is totally cyberpunk themed music. It's totally the soundtrack to my world. Listen to Skream's Dark Side Of Life and tell me that's not totally cyberpunk. I love it - gets me in the mood to write/draw. Anyway, back on topic - we're actually living in the cyberpunk future. We can't all connect to machines with our brains yet, but there's a couple quadriplegics that can (they're hooked to a robotic arm that they control with their brainwaves). Also, I don't know if it's been mentioned already, but William Gibson kicked himself for not thinking of cell phones for his Sprawl series. He coined the terms "matrix" and "cyberspace", but totally missed the cell phone. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? I'd pull out some dubstep as worthy of Cyberpunk. Vaski and Bassnector definitely. Burial catches the low, deep, dark, end of CP very nicely. But I've always been partial to Front Line Assembly for my CP soundtracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? We can't all connect to machines with our brains yet' date=' but there's a couple quadriplegics that can (they're hooked to a robotic arm that they control with their brainwaves).[/quote'] Here at Otakon they're selling brainwave-controlled cat ears for $110.00 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassifiedTSBBR Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Re: Cyberpunk: how did it change? Here at Otakon they're selling brainwave-controlled cat ears for $110.00 a pop. Someone's been watching too much Cat Planet Cuties. Or maybe not "too much" if they're showing a profit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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