So, some people noticed the little story I posted below (it’s the post immediately preceeding this one) and purported to like it. Well, I think the idea of cyberpunk-ish stories set around a very common social networking tool, my imagined and not-at-all-cleverly-named “The Face”. So, I want all of you to write up some stories about the face! You only need to include these four criteria:
1. It needs to make mention of, or directly utilize, the facebook-esque program ‘ the face’.
2. The face works in mysterious ways. Find unique applications that aren’t currently existing, or extend current applications into a cyberpunk world, elaborating and expanding on their capabilities and usefulness.
3. It has to be set in a cyberpunk setting. Implants, digital-human interaction, all of that is commonplace. Check both my story and wikipedia for clarification.
4. And this is important: The technology, setting, or environment of your story cannot contradict a story that has already been posted. This is like cyberpunk-short story-improv. I want to build a universe. To really give people after you a springboard, add in little details like my Juan and Gyro BS. Add in history, but I wouldn’t give it a concrete time or year. Do whatever you’d like, just fit in the universe we have right now.
So, come-on, creative types. Email me at Alex dot jarvi at gmail dot com, subject “The Face”, with your stories. I fully expect No one to respond to this, but it’s fun to consider anyway.
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