Johnny Mnemonic story
The fill follows a man with a cybernetic brain implant designed to store information. It is based on the 1981 story of the same name by William Gibson.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brain implant | major | Professional data smuggler Johnny had a cybernetic implant that enabled him to carry 160 gigabytes of data in his head. |
| dystopia | major | We saw a dystopian world dominated by megacorporations. |
| resistance movement | major | J-Bone led the Lotek resistance movement against the megacorporate world system. |
| romantic love | major | Johnny and Jane. |
| unethical business practices | major | The pharmaceutical corporation PharmaKor was suppressing the cure for a lethal disease that was said to be affecting half the world's population, because treating the disease was far more profitable than curing it. |
| computer hacking | minor | Johnny hacked into a PharmaKom system. |
| gender identity | minor | Ralfi had a transgendered bodyguard. |
| human tough decision | minor | Should Johnny undergo a risky brain surgery in order to retrieve the cure for a lethal disease that afflicting half the world's population? |
| speculative virtual reality headset | minor | People were using futuristic virtual reality gear to interface with computers and navigate online. |