Escape Velocity - Cyberculture at the End of the Century

Taking readers on an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of the Information Age, cultural critic Mark Dery introduces them to a wide array of characters on the fringe of computer culture--underground robotocists, cybersex enthusiasts, virtual-reality designers and would-be cyborgs.

Summary

An Unforgettable Journey into the Dark Heart of the Information Age

In Escape Velocity Mark Dery takes is on an electrifying tour of the high-tech subcultures that both celebrate and critique our wired world: would-be cyborgs who believe the body is obsolete and dream of downloading their minds into computers, cyber-hippies who boost their brainpower with smart drugs and mind machines, on-line swingers seeking cybersex on electronic bulletin boards, techno-primitives who sport "biomechanical" tattoos of computer circuitry; and cyberpunk roboticists whose Mad Max contraptions duel to the death before howling crowds.

Timely, trenchant, and provocative, Escape Velocity is the first truly critical inquiry into cyberculture-essential reading for everyone interested in computer culture and the shape of things to come.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Dery, Dery Mark
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.08.1997
• EAN: 9780802135209
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3520-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 552 g
• Illustrations: illustrations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects / General, Computers - General Information, United States of America, USA, c 1990 to c 1999, HOLIDAY / Father's Day, Computer crime, cybercrime, Relating to specific and significant cultural interests, COMPUTERS / Security / Cryptography & Encryption