I started to read Neuromancer. I didn’t get to finish it in time for this blog, but hope to do so over the summer. In this cyberpunk world, the author deals heavily with the idea of VR and Cyberspace. The main character, Case is at first unable to enter the matrix because of damage in his nervous system. I think the idea of entering virtual space without the use of goggles is an interesting and possibly prophetic idea. Using goggles still isn’t real enough, so entering through the brain is the next logical step.
As we move into the future it is becoming more and more important to navigate virtual spaces and understand computers. In Neuromancer and many cyberpunk movies, this is pushed to an extreme. Interacting with virtual space is the only thing that matters. And as a result, the real world becomes dilapidated. So I think readers should walk away from the book both looking forward to the possibilities of computers and also appreciating their physical reality more.
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