Week 4 // Cyberpunk Timeline! 2/2

Week 4 // Cyberpunk Timeline! 2/2

//TIME LINE//

1980 - Web Of Angels by John M. Ford  

The probable first novel to depict cyberspace within it.  

Bethke, Bruce. "Cyberpunk" Amazing Science Fiction Stories, Vol. 57, No. 4; November 1983

<http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/cpunk.htm>

1982 - Blade Runner (Movie)

Set in 2019 in a dystopian future in which manufactured beings called replicants are slaves used on space colonies and are legal prey on Earth to various bounty hunters who "retire" (kill) them.

Blade Runner (1982), IMBD, Visited 24th August 2012

<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/>

1995 - Ghost In A Shell (Anime adaptation of the Manga of the same name)

Cyberpunk has greatly influenced Anime and Manga culture. Ghost In A Shel was one of these groundbreaking and classic titles. The manga was first adapted into a theatrical anime film adaptation in 1995, titled Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii.

Ghost In A Shell (1995), IMBD, Visited 24th August 2012

<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/>

2000 - Sony Center in Berlin 

Some real life places have been described as cyberpunk, such as Japan, the Sony Center in the Potsdamer Platz public square of Berlin, Germany

Suzuki, David (2003). Good News for a Change:How Everyday People Are Helping the Planet. Greystone Books. p. 332. 

2005 - Lady Gaga (Entertainer)

Lady Gaga draws in inspiration from the cyberpunk genre for her music, fashion, and music videos. Most notable and controversial 'Born This Way''s music video. Lady Gaga gives birth to a new race on Earth.