A subgenre of sf which combines elements of punk subculture and high tech to predict a bleak and violent future. The original and still best example is Bill Gibson's Neuromancer, which won every major award in the field.
A literary genre typically emphasising a dark dystopian future with large corporations dominating the political landscape. Themes often include the lawless nature of everyday life outside of the commercial sphere, the changing face of humanity, the omnipresence of computers in daily life, cyborgs, being 'On Line' and artificial intelligence. Primus inter pares being William Gibson's Neuromancer.
1. A subgenre of science fiction inspired by William Gibson's 1982 novel "Neuromancer". 2. A lifestyle characterized by computer games, Internet surfing, and large doses of attitude.
A term coined by science fiction writers William Gibson and Bruce Sterlingreffering for a sub-group which exists in an overindustialized society. It is a cultural label used for many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes, including clothing and lifestyle.
a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic compterized societies
a Gibsonian neologism referring to an outlaw cyborg.
Cyberpunk was originally a cultural sub-genre of science fiction taking place in a not-so-distant, dystopian, overindustrialised society. The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes. It includes clothing and lifestyle choices as well.
A sub category of science fiction, first launched in 1982 by William Gibson's novel, Neuromancer.
A subgenre of Science Fiction; this deals with the effect of the internet/virtual reality/cloning/etc. (i.e., plausible science fiction) within a Dark Science Fiction setting. Generally set in the near future, often with psychadellic effects, often dangerous morality. An example is the film The Matrix.
The term grew out of the work of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling and has evolved into a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of human, machine, and punk attitudes of those who inhabit Cyberspace.
Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life". Its name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk. It features advanced science such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or a radical change in the social order.