Category: DCF-84

  • Cyber(cypher)punk and the Law (ETHDam)

    About this version of my talk planned for ETHDam 2025… Submitted Abstract (ETHDam 2025) This presentation will focus on my current research project on a media virus called Dystopian Cyber Future 1984 (DCF-84). For ETHdam, we will explore the hypothesis that cyberpunk literature influenced movies which in turn influenced the tech oligarchs of today. These…

  • Tank Girl x Johnny Mnemonic

    Tank Girl is much more pop punk and Warped Tour, at least aesthetically than Johnny Mnemonic (I’m still trying to understand Johnny Mnemonic‘s vibe). As the “punk” in Cyberpunk, Tank Girl is definitely Riot Girrl (including the amazing L7 on the soundtrack put together by Courtney Love). Besides that both Tank Girl and Johnny Mnemonic…

  • Cyberpunk Films x 1995

    This is part of the DCF-84 series in where we explore the themes in WTF IS THE METAVERSE? in greater detail. The virtual double feature at the heart of the research project is two films, both from 1995: …but these are not the only cyberpunk films from 1995. Here’s some more context on just what…

  • WHAT THE FUCK IS THE METAVERSE? – A Gikii Abstract

    A gikii extract about dystopian outlooks and internet regulation.