1985-1990:The science fiction genre continues to expand its horizons. William Gibson, Bruce Sterling and other introduce the striking new genre of cyberpunk, and female writers including Pat Murphy (The Falling Woman) and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (The Healer’s War) take the world—and the Neb...
Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential and arresting new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans, cannon-shots to the moon and coal-fired robots, it charts ...
Before the network of Silk Road trading routes, there was the Persian Royal Road which would become one of the main arteries of the Silk Road. Before his death circa 529 BCE, Cyrus the Great had conquered a vast amount of territory, uniting many small and large kingdoms and peoples under ...
Max Headroomhad a range of influences in its creation — the cyberpunk movement, MTV, early 1980s’ science fiction, and post-apocalyptic films, to name a few. The 1984 novel,Neuromancer,by William Gibson, a book which brought public attention to the cyberpunk movement, was one influence on...
A cyberpunk film that allowed the viewers to experience science fiction elements from the human perspective had a major influence on the culture. Its stylistic innovations, such as the digital rain the Matrix’s code was composed of, are still remembered although the film made a debut in the ...
The cyberpunk genre gets tossed around a lot these days. As with many video games, experiences can quickly devolve into power fantasies and before you know it you’re more Matrix than Blade Runner. This is not my definition of cyberpunk. It’s a darker concept with the emotionless merging...
The protagonist in James Cameron's film "The Terminator" (1984), who wears a data-displaying headset, also predates the technology. That was the year when William Gibson's dystopian novel "Neuromancer" (1984) launched the cyberpunk genre. A few years later Robert Zemeckis' film "Who Framed...
Science fiction has always been a captivating genre, pushing the boundaries of imagination and technology to create compelling cinematic experiences. Over the years, the film in...
Graphic illustration of impairment: science fiction, Transmetropolitan and the social model of disability The following paper examines the cyberpunk transhumanist graphic novel Transmetropolitan through the theoretical lens of disability studies to demonstrate how science fiction, and in particular this series...
These first-time selections include Baldur’s Gate 3 (#8), Cyberpunk 2077 (#33), Sea of Thieves (#70), Doom Eternal (#81), 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (#84), Diablo IV (#86), and WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain (#100). The rest of Dexerto’s “These Are the 100 Best ...