“This program takes a provocative look at the power and role of technology in our lives today, as well as what role it may play in the future. PCs, e-mail, video games, interactive TV, electronic shopping malls and the Internet are all an important part of ‘Cyberville.’ But are these advances moving us farther away from the real world outside our doors? Is technology and ‘techno-lust’ causing us to lose sight of who we are and where we came from? Instead of dealing with our growing societal problems, are we focusing on a future ‘cyber-utopia’? This program explores advances in technology across a wide spectrum, as well as their implications for our society, economy, and culture. Among the many technology proponents and critics featured in the program are: Doug Rushkoff, author of Cyberia; Kristen Spence, Senior editor of Wired magazine; Robert Abel, CEO of Synapse Technology; Strauss Zelnick, multimedia executive; Douglas Trumbull, special effects creator; Aris Janigian, philosopher; and a self-described teenage ‘cyberbrat’.“