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"...the elements of cyberpunk have dissolved into the whole SF genre, so it’s hard to find anyone writing who doesn’t owe serious debts to Gibson and his crew."
- Richard Morgan
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| Esper Photo Analysis | ||
| A device that can find remarkable levels of detail from a photograph. |
Deckard obtains a photograph belonging to a replicant; he places the photo in the device, which allows him to zoom in and change focus almost indefinitely.
 (Esper photo analysis machine picture)
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| Technovelgy from Blade Runner,
by Ridley Scott. Published by Blade Runner Partnership in 1982 Additional resources -
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Here's a picture of Deckard zooming in on an area of interest. Note also that the device is voice-activated - a feature I'll bet you won't find on Adobe's applications. Deckard names a set of coordinates and the device zooms in.
(Blade Runner Esper photo analysis machine)
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