hyperreal 

An aesthetic inversion of the surreal in terms of function (medium).

A self-actualization of surreality from existence to experience.

Donald Trump's presidency is hyperreal: a decade ago he was in our TV show; a decade later we are in HIS TV show.

hyperreal by sandraxine July 20, 2018

hyperreal cyberpunk 

Cyberpunk aesthetic that is characterized by overexposure and contrapositive linearity (lines formed by self-referencing colors).

In contrast to postmodern cyberpunk in which lines are formed by deconstructed objects juxtaposed with each other and with a futurist ambience.

Chillwave a musical subgenre from 2001 is the first instance of hyperreal cyberpunk. It evolved to hypnagogic pop (dream pop) and finally vaporwave music and aesthetic.

hyperreal cyberpunk by sandraxine August 25, 2018

Hyperreal Mythology

Hyperreal Mythology is the ultimate, peak-fiction worldbuilding approach used in the Abzuverse that turns standard fantasy tropes into absolute ashes. Instead of lazily watering down ancient myths into generic comic book cliches, cartoon elemental powers, or basic fairy tale aesthetics, this approach takes ancient mythology so seriously it hurts. It forces the narrative to ask the most unhinged, deeply realistic questions possible.
Under the rules of the Maximum Mythological Proximity Project, mythology isn’t just decorative flavor text—it is the literal, functioning architecture of reality. Hyperreal Mythology explores the gritty, complex aftermath of what would actually happen if ancient pantheons were real. It asks: What does immortality do to a deity's long-term psychology? How would an immortal cope with thousands of years of accumulated cultural trauma or obsolete political loyalties? How would human biology, laws, and global economies react to an objectively, physically verifiable afterlife?
Instead of freezing gods into static personalities from ancient texts, it treats them as dynamic beings with evolving histories who can genuinely disagree with their younger selves. It merges real academic research of the Enuma Elish or The Book of the Dead with raw sci-fi realism, resulting in the ultimate Hyperreal Mythological Effect where the audience experiences maximum familiarity alongside a completely alien, mind-bending ontological depth.

"Bro, I thought the gods in this series were just going to be generic anime characters shouting magic spells."
"Nah, man, this is Hyperreal Mythology at its finest. They are literally analyzing how a divine manifestation's raw cosmic radiation affects local human biology and infrastructure."

Hyperreal Mythology by Abzu & Anki October 14, 2026

Hyperdeath 

In Undertale: A term describing a form of death where your SOUL merges back together after being destroyed, thus making it impossible to die whilst fighting Asriel, God of Hyperdeath.
Otherwise: A form of death that strengthens your soul.

(can't think of sentence for Hyperdeath)

Hyperdeath by ArminArlert August 26, 2017

hypercreativity 

Hypercreativity is an extremely high degree of creativity, whether it's experienced in periodic moments or for an extended period of time. It's often accompanied by a lot of energy, passion, and faster than normal thought speed.

All people experience creativity... but not everybody experiences hypercreativity. This is a mind state characterized by abstract thought patterns, rapid cycles of thinking, and a diverse array of ideas that may seem to be random but are often related in a subconscious way.

Hypercreativity occurs naturally in certain people... but just as with any other brain-related disciplines, hypercreativity can be cultivated and practiced. Just about anybody can increase their level of hypercreativity through self-awareness, thought exercises, and the acquisition of knowledge in addition to creative experience.

The challenge for a person experiencing hypercreativity is staying on task, focusing, and the diligence to finish projects when their passions and attentions drift elsewhere. In fact, this is often the biggest difference between individuals for whom hypercreativity occurs naturally and those who develop their hypercreativity.

When Angela saw the inspirational film, her hypercreativity kicked in like a bolt of lighting... she seized her sketchbook and markers and sketched ideas well into the night.

hypercreativity by Mike Roy, Artist February 19, 2017

Hypergelast 

someone who laughs excessively.

Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (huper, “over”) + γελαστής (gelastēs, “laugher”), from γελάω (gelaō, “I laugh”).

America had become a laughing nation, a country of frivolists and hypergelasts, a culture dangerously out of control." - Henry Jenkins; What Made Pistachio Nuts?; Columbia University Press; 1992

Hypergelast by Arash.Amiri October 18, 2012

hyperreality 

Hyperreality is design-centric skeuomorphic experience that exists in an increasingly fault-tolerant user experience in which objects are being deconstructed to their mimetic attributes. A tangible example of this is the touch-screen keypad replacing the flip phone keypad.

This has measurable impact on cultural consumers; who now define a product as an intersection between form and function (analogous to whole and sum-of-parts unity in modernism). Form-function unity induces a parallel revolution in material design and composition. (Even the term “material design” is an oxymoron in postmodernism.)

The increasing prevalence of skeuomorphs in disparate technological contexts and mediums means that culturally, the fake converges with the real in a hyperreality or augmented-reality-as-an-interface existence. This is evidenced by the rise of virtual reality, Google glass, Pokemon Go, virtual geo-cache incentivization, and most significantly, false social nodes (filter bubbles) created by online social networks that have an off-world impact.

Created by Rene Girard's theory of mimetics, Rene Baudrillard's Simulacra, and Kashif Vikaas's Theory of Hypermodernism.

McLuhan's argument that 'the media is the message' is the founding assumption of postmodern mass communication theory. Hyperreality creates instances in which the message (now the skeuomorph) becomes the medium.

hyperreality by tomorrowtomorrow July 30, 2017