Here are 10 examples of futuristic fashion for women.
1. From The Cosmic Puppets editorial of S magazine, modeled by Sigrid Agren. [Source]
2. A cocktail dress, literally. When triggered, this dress by Dutch fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht dispenses cocktail from the wearer’s chest. [Source]
3. This ensemble, modeled by Gintare, is from the Ray of Light editorial in the magazine Grazia. [Source]
As modeled by Toby Leonard for SID Magazine’s New World Order story.
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From the Fall/Winter 2012 collection named ‘EGAL’ by Starstyling. Modeled by Buck Schlegel.
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Who says you can’t be fashionable in a military state? The Mugler 2013 Fall/Winter men’s collection combines futuristic fashion and military themes.
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From the Yuima Nakazato Fall 2012 men’s collection.
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From the Raun Larose Spring/Summer 2012 men’s ready to wear collection. The set features paneled designs paired with robot-inspired make-up.
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Due to the interest the upcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 has generated, R. Talsorian Games, publisher of Cyberpunk 2020, has reissued the Cyberpunk 2020 P&P RPG.
In the year 2013. Fancy that!
You can get your paws on the rule book for $22 at the R. Talsorian store.
Need a random name for your cyberpunk character? Have a go with this:
http://donjon.bin.sh/scifi/name/#cyberpunk
You can choose male and female names; Chinese, Japanese, Russian or Western names; as well as netrunner handles, corporation names, and location names.
If you want a name that is based on your true name (somehow), you can check out:
http://www.matazone.co.uk/animpages/cyberpunknames.html
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/8000/#.UYOR0zfiVkg
The last two links output corny and over-the-top names, but if you’re into that, who am I to judge?
Deep freezing dead bodies so that they can be revived in the future when the cure has been found for the cause of death. It is the stuff of many sci-fi movies and books. It is not just fiction, either. When 23-year-old Kim Suozzi learned that she was dying from brain cancer, she opted to have her dead body frozen, hoping to come back to life someday.
Cryogenics? Close, but no cigar. They are related, but the correct term is cryonics.
What is the difference between cryogenics and cryonics?
Cryogenics is the scientific study or the production of extremely low temperatures (below −150 °C, −238 °F or 123 K) and how materials (such as metals, food, liquids) behave at those temperatures. Cryonics, meanwhile, is the application of cryogenics to preserve human bodies soon after death, in an anticipation of future revival and healing of the death-causing disease or injury as well as injuries suffered (if any) during the cryonic process.
Photo courtesy of Alcor Life Extension Foundation
To prevent the water inside the body from freezing and damaging the cells of the deceased individual, a process called vitrification is done. Here, water is removed from the cells and replaced with a glycerol-based chemical mixture called a cryoprotectant. This mixture protects the organs and tissues from forming ice crystals even at very low temperatures. The body is then placed upside down into a container that is then placed into a large metal tank filled with liquid nitrogen. The body is stored head down to ensure that the brain remains frozen in case a leak in the tank occurs.
Cryonics is not cheap. In Alcor Life Extension Foundation, for example, the minimum cryopreservation cost is $200,000 for a whole body cryopreservation and $80,000 for neurosuspension. In neurosuspension, only the brain is preserved, with the hope that future technology will enable a way to regenerate the rest of the body.
Cyborg Camp 2013 will be held in MAKe’s warehouse in Vancouver BC, Canada. CyborgCamp is a not-for-profit conference about technology and how it affects humanity. Topics such as the the Internet of Things, future of communication, anthropology, cyborg technology, psychology, and social media will be discussed in the event. There will also be an art gallery and interactive installations/wearable computing.
Amber Case – Director, Esri R&D
Shane Luke, VP of Product, Recon Instruments
Michael Smit, CEO Invoke Media / Invoke labs
Ben Bashord, Experience Architect
Alex Beim, Founder of Tangible Interaction
Kharis O’Connell, Director of User Experience, Global Mechanic
Ryan Betts, Director of User Experience at Bazinga
Click here for more details about the speakers and their subjects of expertise. A map of the venue can be found here.
Cyborg Camp YVR 2013 is organized by The Holon Group in association with MAKe. Tickets are sold for CA$ 75 at Eventbrite.
