Abstract:The concept of the sci-fi cyborg city refers to an emergent model of intelligent urbanism shaped by the dynamic interaction among the human body, science fiction imaginaries, virtual technologies, and material urban environments. Specially, it encompasses the integration of human external operating systems with urban networks in the context of ecological development, as well as the epistemological shifts brought about by the hybridization of body and city. Rooted in cybernetic theories and enriched by the cultural metaphor of the cyborg, sci-fi cyborg cities exemplify the convergence of embodiment, technology, space, and urban form-particularly within the framework of smart city development and speculative science fiction narratives. These urban forms deploy virtual reality and artificial intelligence to generate innovative spatial configurations and urban ecosystems, characterized by body-technology landscapes and ecological-humanistic environments. They illustrate how technologically enhanced bodies are embedded within urban infrastructures, connecting individual embodiment with economic processes and sociocultural dynamics. The cultural mechanisms of sci-fi cyborg cities are organized around the interface between body, space, and city, constituting what can be understood as an interface culture. This culture foregrounds the operations of visuality, surveillance, and disciplinary power at the intersection of virtual-real environments and body-technology systems. Through the production of new urban landscapes, it constructs a dynamic field of technological power, sensory perception, and spatial meaning----reshaping memory, affect, and authority within contemporary urban life. Ultimately, the development of sci-fi cyborg cities offers new imaginaries of digital civilization and deepens critical understanding of human agency within technological mediated urban realities.
江玉琴. 科幻赛博格城市的概念内涵、空间创新与文化机理[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2025, 42(4): 119-128.
JIANG Yu-qin. The Conceptual Implications, Spatial Innovations, and Cultural Mechanisms of the Sci-Fi Cyborg City. , 2025, 42(4): 119-128.
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