Episode 229 - Beyond Bright Lights

Recorded at Metatopia 2018 Presented by Jacqueline Bryk, Kate Bullock, Hamish Cameron "Beyond Bright Lights: Doing Cyberpunk Differently".  Much of cyberpunk focuses on the heroic outcast: the usually white male hacker or delivery person or shadowrunner bent on twisting the system for himself. Most of these stories take place in massive, crowded cities -- so why is it so rare to see any other narrative? Let's talk about how to expand our view of cyberpunk!