Researcher Breaks Down Cyberpunk Video Games | WIRED

In this episode of Game Over(analyzed), Associated Researcher Lars Schmeink breaks down how cyberpunk is portrayed in modern video games. Most people recognize the cyberpunk aesthetic from movies like Blade Runner and The Matrix, but there are plenty of video games that fit into this subgenre as well. Lars talks about how the cybernetic enhancements from games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Deus Ex: Human Revolution relate to both real-life and cyberpunk fiction.



Lars Schmeink is an associated researcher with Hans-Bredow-Institut.



0:00 - Intro

0:46 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Deepnet

3:01 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Upgrading

6:04 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Forced Augmentation

7:34 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Biohacking

9:00 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Consciousness

10:38 - Ghostrunner - Megacity

11:43 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Cityscape

13:15 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Police State

15:09 - Watch Dogs: Legion - Privatization

16:52 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Cyberware

18:17 - Syndicate - Repossessing Cyberware

20:19 - Detroit: Become Human - Android vs. Human

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Researcher Breaks Down Cyberpunk Video Games | WIRED