Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Cyberpunk and Steampunk Response

I never really knew what Cyberpunk actually was until we really discussed it in class. However, now I understand the term and genre a lot better now. I think the whole Cyberpunk is some type of reality for the world today in a way. This type of genre reminds me of what our world it going into for the future. For example in Cyberpunk movies, shows or books there's always a sense of dirty or gritty atmosphere. The streets always seem dirty with trash or muck which is how our world is today and seems to be getting worse over time. Another example is the technology used by people in the area. It all seems so futuristic and new such like our technology and what we are designing for the future. When looking and reading this type of genre you notice the setting takes place in a very rural area such as cities like New York City. There are big neon electronic billboards everywhere that light up the city so much there is no need for street lights. So there's a lot of reality for us today in these Cyberpunk movies and books.

I believe the older Cyberpunk movies and books had the same characteristics, but the audience was very different that today's Cyberpunk audience. In older Cyberpunk everyone was so amazed with the technology used and setting, so everyone wanted and couldn't wait for the future. Now we look at them and it's almost a sense of reality for us, not everything seen of course, but most of it. Which if you ask me is pretty sad, because some of the Cyberpunk settings aren't very nice.

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