Cybernet is the weekly voice-over-only television show on video gaming and related subject matter, originally commissioned by Yorkshire Television and is produced by Capricorn Programmes. The show was voiced by Lucy Longhurst, in its early years, and later by Steve Truitt and Catherine Fox. The show is currently voiced by Fran Stafford.

Segments

Each show is broken down into a number of segments, namely:

• Reviews
• Previews
• Multimedia
• Internet
• Tactics
• Around the World

The show talks about recent games, Cybernet's top ten games of the year, recent technological development in the world, such as the A3XX super airline, and 3D object Printers.

Features

These are some technological developments featured on the show

• A3XX
• Eden Project
• Winter X Games
• Internet controlled houses
• Andersat Space satellites
• Digital Art
• 3D Object Printers

Criticism

Watchers of Cybernet felt that reviews were often biased and lacking critique, with one watcher stating:

Cybernet is another programme hosted by a disembodied voice (but it has a name: Lucy Longhurst) and consists of plug after plug for new computer games and consoles with little even rudimentary critique beyond stating whether something is "good" or "very good".

Others felt that the show contained good content however the irregular showing times and change of host, to that of Steve Truitt, was its downfall.

References

External links

• Direct link to video preview of the show introduction
• An example clip of a review - PowerVR 3DFX
• Lucy Longhurst picture, with voice samples
• Cybernet Forum