Cyberpunk

The genre of science fiction dealing with cyberspace environments and social organization within the virtual worlds of integrated computer networks. Cyberpunk is characterized by dystopian visions of a bleak technocentric future and anarchic cyberian societies, the darker electronic by-ways of which are frequented by techno-enhanced geeks (geeks/freaks) and rebellious hackers. The genre reflects the visions and fears of the young, and addresses bioethical issues of control and autonomy in a future of irreversible integration of technology into human bodies and minds.