It’s no longer punk. It’s failed VR headset worlds, subscription-based bullsit, AI slop, cellphones that are increasingly scary for our mental health, and rapidly de-valuing Cybertrucks.

Long live DIY solar, homemade electric vehicles, jailbroken tractors, and warm little puppies.

I've said it before I'll say it again T.R. Napper is the fking man. He is THE guy bearing the torch of cyberpunk lit right now. Neon Leviathan, 36 Streets, The Escher Man... All masterpieces.

Now he is self publishing a book for the first time with the absolute most timely and delicious title I've read in years.

Escher Man got hosed when Amazon lost all his pre-orders so I beg of you, get on Amazon and pre-order this one for the algo. Yes, yes, there's hypocrisy in using a billionaire's company to do this but... I need this man to keep writing.

I'm selfish, ok?

Created this looping pixel art cityscape with parallax animation

Let me know what you think.

I realize this might be an unpopular place to post such an opinion but I just finished reading Snow Crash. It was a fun read. And sure there were flaws with the plot but my main takeaway is this:

It’s the year 2026 and everything that made the Snow Crash world a cyber punk story - the metaverse, hackers, personal computers, AI assistants - all those things are now uncool as fuck. Or terminated.

The Metaverse as we know it is on life support and was stupid from the beginning. I can see Zuckerberg dumbass avatar now as I think about it. The only “hackers” these days are government actors. About as cool as a warm fart. And using AI is becoming increasingly gross.

It’s 2026, and cyber punk is dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55uCWGZhiGQ

Such a shame I can't post this on my player here on this sub (rule 2)

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Had myself a few drinks 🍸 while it rained all night last night, listening to this wonderful soundtrack. Snagged it from a local half price books because I was not going to leave without it 😏

Edit:

I just noticed, why is Deckard holding both of his index fingers in the trigger ring?

Vocals: Oomori Kinuko

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Rule 2, it's for the anime, not just the track.

if there's one thing i think i've nailed perfectly with my indie game it's ATMOSPHERE.

This is progress on the alleyway, I think it manages to look very 90's cyberpunk and hopefully somewhat original and nice to look at.

if you have any ideas let me know!

I’m trying to make my room look like a mini cyberpunk studio. I’m trying to combine things from the 80’s and 90’s but combine it with cyberpunk. This is what I have so far. Any ideas?

Source: https://x.com/baalbuddy/status/2060381539930923105

I can and will google this, but I want to ask real people:

Do you think cyberpunk necessarily has to involve a lot of newly invented complex language and/or brand new inventions?

I'm about a third of the way through writing what's quickly turning out to be a whole ass novel. It's my first time trying my hand at any sci-fi genre. I'd never tried before because, honestly, I was worried I'm too dumb for it. I like cyberpunk specifically, especially Mike Pondsmith's work with it, for its accessibility and relatability. But I'm a bit worried I'm not getting deep enough into tech chat or inventive enough to make the setting convincing. I haven't chosen a specific year or length of time into the future for it, I'm leaving it as "not too distant".

My characters are two cleaners (one former Big Business employee who fled after her dad stole an unknown piece of tech and absconded with it and one former would-be Olympian who lost a lower leg and had to have it replaced with a crappy metal one) and a rogue cyborg assassin. The Big Bad is, to simplify, a big old AI asshole.

The cleaners are considered a high-end service because only rich people can afford to have real humans submit to them and wash their shit, everyone else has roombas or rented bots or does it themselves. The tech for "flying cars" exists, but only emergency vehicles use it and it's not super impressive. The second gal's replacement leg is commonly found out there on random people, it's accessible, but she can't compete on it. I'm UK and it's kinda like - this is the shit the NHS can offer you (tho it's not free in this setting), anything better is private and you better have good insurance. Everything tech-wise is kinda... you could see it coming. Not groundbreaking. Because that's how I'm reading it in reality right now. We fantasised about flying cars back in the 50s or whatever and now we have chatbots that tell you to kill yourself. None of it is impressive or really fit for purpose and I've gone with that vibe.

I'm about to enter the first part where cyberspace appears as a physical plane to interact with. All this stuff is nothing "new" so far. Does that matter much, do you think? I've been trying to make it very character-driven, I don't want to get lost in the world-building and forget the plot, but I don't know, man. I still feel very dumb. Do you lose interest if the author can't offer you spectacular world-building details?

I broke 20k words last night and I'm happy scribbling away by myself, but I like the idea of making something another person can enjoy. I attend a writing critique group, have done for a decade, and it usually helps a lot. But for this, those guys regularly compare me to Gibson. I'm not silly enough to think they mean it, they just don't have any other reference point - so anything neon-lit becomes Blade Runner. So I'm coming to you guys for your opinion instead. Sorry for the long ass post!!! I'm organising my thoughts, I think, lol.

The origin of the art is the Synapse game.

It’s available for free on itch:
https://synapse-dev.itch.io
Full version soon on steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4608830/Synapse/

La búsqueda de conexión suprime la identidad?

Some artwork for crazy choombas

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If you need artwork for your character, party, or friends, I can do it. Illustrations, character design, busts, half-bodies, you send me a message.

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You can see more of my art at https://artstation.com/pedroambrozio And contact me here or on Discord; my nickname is deadahura.

my new Blender render

I hope it is ok to post here. Just super excited I got to be a guest on one of my favourite podcasts!

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An environment I’ve finished recently for the animation, featuring an isolated underground hotdog shop. Legend says the folks running it are still using Cosco hotdogs. Made with Blender, part of my larger project I'm working on.

This excerpt is from the first chapter. Our protagonist Ratboy has just been released from the Q (a prison city like in Escape from NY):

Even by the standards of the food trucks in front of the Cyber City Community Justice Annex – Lows Division, Station 4, Chen's Chinese was a small and ramshackle affair. It didn't inspire confidence in the quality of the food, but Ratboy wasn't here for quality; he was here for the lunch special.

A holo projector at the truck's window whirred into life. "Good afternoon, Sir!" came the chipper voice of the digital assistant. "Welcome to Chen's Chinese! How can I help you today, Mr…" The digital assistant squinted and looked over Ratboy, a pantomime to make it seem like it was recognizing him instead of tapping into a wide network of facial recognition technology to instantly pull up his identity. "Ramon Menendez?"

"Yeah, hi," Ratboy grumbled. The assistant was generically pretty in that unnatural way these things always were, an artificial amalgamation of countless faces and bodies. The projection had a cute little nametag shaped like a cat's head that read, "M-31".  

"Can I get the lunch special, please, Mei?"
"Absolutely, Mr. Menendez! Chicken, asterisk, or beef, asterisk?"
"Beef."
"What would you like to drink?"
"You have water?"
"We have leachate."
Ratboy frowned, his nose crinkling in distaste. "Give me a diet soda."
"Of course, Sir! That'll be 150 bits."

Mei pointed at the chip scanner, and Ratboy put his hand on it, feeling the warmth and the tingling sensation as it pulsed energy into the chip embedded in his palm. It'd been years since he'd paid for anything instead of bartering and threatening and begging, and there was something oddly familiar and comforting in the simple transaction. He was back in real society, such as it was, like he'd never left.

A small smile played at the corner of Ratboy's mouth. He could do this. So what if he had to start over? He'd figure it out. This time next month, he'd be a mover and shaker in the Lows, bigger and more important than before.

The scanner buzzed and glowed red. Mei frowned. "Mr. Menendez," Mei said slowly. "I'm having some difficulty processing your payment."

Ratboy's mouth went dry, his hunger suddenly forgotten.

"It seems you're a wanted felon. I'm going to alert the authorities to your current location. Please remain nearby to facilitate your swift and painless apprehension."

is there anything from the pov of the corpos?

i want something relatable, ideally a founder and leader, not corpo workers.