Cyberpunk
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Cyberpunk is a dystopian subgenre of science fiction popular in the 1980s. Typical of cyberpunk are the following elements:
- The time stage is in the near future, usually the 21st century.
- The world economy is highly globalized and barely controlled by governments.
- Megacorporations rule business and gangs rule the street.
- Computers and communication networks are highly developed. Computer hacking is often a common plot element.
- Implanted hardware is common.
- Space travel is operated commercially, but usually limited to the solar system, often the Earth-Moon system.
The most important cyberpunk writers are William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Lewis Shiner and John Shirley. The film The Blade Runner is the best-known cyberpunk feature film.
Cyberpunk role-playing games
- Cyberpunk 2020
- CyberSpace
- GURPS Cyberpunk
- Shadowrun (cyberpunk/fantasy crossover)