For info and imagery, I highly recommend the William Gibson Image
Gallery:
William Gibson Aleph: Sprawl Series
http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/gibson/gibson1.html
The site linked above provides this image of Gibson's cyberspace, from
a graphic novel adapted from "Neuromancer":
William Gibson Aleph: Neuromancer Graphic Novel
http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/gibson/gallery/neuromancer-graphicnovel/page-36.JPG
Gibson himself has endorsed the visualizations of the graphic novel:
"Gibson, apparently an avid comic fan during his youth, said that he
is satisfied with the graphic novel and that it looks pretty much like
what he imagined in 1983. He also said that if any of his work was
adapted for the big screen, he would be happy if it would come as
close to his original intention as the graphic novel."
William Gibson Aleph
http://www.antonraubenweiss.com/gibson/gibson0.html
There are some stunning depictions of cyberspace in the
Gibson-scripted film "Johnny Mnemonic." Gibson has said that the
Japanese cut was closer to his intent than the version released in the
US. Here are a few stills from "Johnny Mnemonic":
Cybergeography: Johnny Mnemonic
http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/johnny.jpg
Artie.com
http://www.artie.com/3d/jm-evade2.jpg
Artie.com
http://www.artie.com/3d/jm-brainrise.jpg
Artie.com
http://www.artie.com/3d/jm-darkbeam.jpg
Artie.com
http://www.artie.com/3d/jm-grab.jpg
Artie.com
http://www.artie.com/3d/jm-welltop.jpg
MovieWeb
http://movieweb.com/movie/johnnym/johnny4.jpg
One of Syd Mead's illustrations for the promotion of "Johnny
Mnemonic":
Cultura E Spettacolo
http://www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it/immagini/mnemonic1.jpg
If you are intrigued by Gibson's visions of cyberspace, I highly
recommend reading Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" and Vernor Vinge's
"True Names." The latter, which predates "Neuromancer," is uncannily
prophetic of many aspects of today's Web societies.
You may also want to view "Warriors of the Net," a brilliant short
film that depicts the Internet from the viewpoint of individual data
packets:
Warriors of The Net
http://www.warriorsofthe.net/
"No Maps for These Territories" is a must-see documentary for any
Gibson fan:
No Maps for These Territories
http://www.nomaps.com/
Going beyond Gibson (but with a tip of the hat to his influence), many
excellent links on the subject of visualizing cyberspace may be found
here:
Cybergeography
http://www.cybergeography.org/vis_infospaces.html
Google search strategy:
"william gibson" + "cyberspace" + "images"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22william+gibson%22+cyberspace+images
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