Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Time Line: Mid to Late 90's

1995 – Movies – The Net, Hackers, Strange Days, Johnny Mnemonic, Tank Girl, The Fifth Element, 12 Monkeys, Ghost in the Shell, Toy Story (first computer animated movie), Judge Dredd
Book – Diamond Age published, Cyberpunk handbook published
Technology – MP3 files began to spread on internet, Napster created, Viaweb(first online store)
Games – Sega Saturn
1996 – Movie - Escape from LA, Eraser
Books –
Technology – Dolly the sheep cloned, Tamagachi, Fossil bacteria found in meteorite on mars,
Games – Nintendo 64, new controller style
Other – Netrunner collectable card game
1997 – Movies – Fifth Element, Gattaca
Books –
Technology – dvd became the standard format for media, Path Finder lands on Mars
Games – Blade Runner CG, Final Fantasy VII, Fallout
1998 – Movies – Dark City
Books – Julian Dibbell writes “A Rape in Cyberspace”
Technology – US department creates vaccination, Identity theft became federal offense,
Other – Firby created
Game – Fallout 2, Metal Gear Solid
1999- Movies – The Matrix,
Books – Cryptonomicon published by Neal Sphenson, Ender’s Shadow CSI by Orson Scott Card
Technology – Millenium Bug, MIR space station abandoned, Mellisa worm attacks internet, MAC OS 9
Games – Dreamcast, DDR

No comments: