key moments in the history of cyberpunk

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  • Period: to

    Computers became household items

  • Term "Cyberpunk" created

    Term "Cyberpunk" created

    Bruce Bethke coined the term "Cyberpunk" for the title of his short story which was published in 1983.

  • Burning Chrome published

  • Shadowrun computer game released

    Shadowrun computer game released

  • The debut of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a publicly available service on the internet

    The debut of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a publicly available service on the internet

  • Time Magazine’s cover article “Cyberpunk”

    Time Magazine’s cover article “Cyberpunk”

    In Febuary, 1993 Time magazine had a Cyberpunk cover article which helped catapolt the Cyberpunk movement into its popualrity
  • Wired begins publication

    Wired begins publication

  • Cyberpunk hits the movies

    Cyberpunk hits the movies

    In 1995, five cyberpunk movies were released by Hollywood.
  • The Matrix boosted Cyberpunk popularity

    The Matrix boosted Cyberpunk popularity

    When The Matrix hit the theaters, it gave the cyberpunk genre a new generation of jacked-in fans.
  • Earth's computer systems do not crash

    Earth's computer systems do not crash

    The y2k computer crash did not occure
  • Anonymous Emerge

    Anonymous Emerge

    loosely associated hacktivist group form causeing question and intrigue with their hacking abilities.