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The Uncanny Valley in a cyberpunk vision

The Uncanny Valley in a cyberpunk vision

Robots like humans are more attractive, but only up to a certain point: the Uncanny valley.

The Wandering Earth, the colossal film produced by the (state-owned) China Film Group Corporation and distributed by Netflix

Chinese Science Fiction: The Dragon's Gaze?

SF writers in China seemed to want to use the typical narrative modes of the genre to criticize the trends of China's development. Is still so?

Ubik or Philip K. Dick's Allegory cave

Ubik or Philip K. Dick's Allegory cave

I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they inhabit.

Gibsonian Cyberpunk and the Equitable Future

Gibsonian Cyberpunk and the Equitable Future

"The future is already here. It's just not quite evenly distributed yet" is a famous phrase by the American writer William Gibson that has been taken up by doctors, scientists and communicators. A simple, immediate, visionary and in some ways disturbing sentence.

Lost in the Shell: Flash and shorts around SciFi

Lost in the Shell: Flash and shorts around SciFi - English Edition

17 stories in this collection. A bizarre and disturbing journey through consciousness, science fiction, cyberpunk and technology.

Root Legacy: To the Edge of Consciousness

Root Legacy: To the Edge of Consciousness - Cyberpunk/SciFi novel

He has broken through their defenses. They won't forgive him. But he is not alone.

Silkpunk: Mix science fiction and fantasy, drawing inspiration from classical East Asian history

Like steampunk, silkpunk is a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, with the dosage of each not always fixed. Steampunk is inspired by the technological aesthetic of brass and chrome of the Victorian era, while silkpunk is inspired by classical antiquity in East Asia.

Are Cyberpunk and Science Fiction dead?

Are Cyberpunk and Science Fiction dead?

In Science Fiction the plot is fairly linear, with characters defined and more or less recognizable in patterns. In Cyberpunk, linearity is broken, protagonist-situation relationships are complex and ambiguous.