Cyberpunk 2077 Lore Judy Alvarez & Braindance

Originally developed as a method of aversion programming for convicted criminals by Yuriko Sujimoto, a student at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and later as a military simulator by Militech, Braindance is now the most popular form of entertainment in Night City.

Braindance allows viewers to experience everything that the recorder felt or perceived, emotions, sensations, thoughts, memories, even the tension in their muscles. The experience is unforgettable. Night City’s premier braindance technician, Judy Alvarez, explained that raw recording should never be used.

Too many scraps of memories, stranded thoughts and faint emotions can make it incomprehensible or unpleasant for most users. Due to the differences in physiology between the recorder and the viewer, material is perceived as muddy and unclear at best and replaying it could result in dizziness and nausea.

Refining the data requires extensive editing on professional BD studio equipment. The first goal is to remove any subconscious thoughts and feelings from the scene, leaving only clear emotions and the pure essence of the recoding. During the next step of the editing process the material can be mixed with other feelings or sensations to adjust the emotional tone of the scene.

Remixing requires a lot of experience and skill to make it feel natural. To obtain quality data, recording devices should be calibrated to the person being recorded. Calibration can take up to several weeks and requires the full cooperation of the individual.

Lack of basic training and cooperation will mostly result in junk data. That’s the reason why it’s almost impossible to use BD technology as a lie detector or to solve criminal cases by using it to record a suspect’s thoughts. To use Braindance at home, you will need a wreath, otherwise known as a BD headset.

When activated, strong stroboscopic flashes force your mind into a catatonic, trance-like state-almost like a shallow sleep. Without entering the trance, the streaming will quickly overload the frontal cortex. This causes disorientation, confusion and potentially damage the brain, although some BD junkies prefer it this way.

Given the popularity of Braindance, and the emergence of Braindance influencers such as Lizzy Wizzy, psychological conditions such as braindance related dissociative identity disorders or BDDID have become prevalent. Patients suffering from BDDID are so focused on a specific braindancer, that they start to believe that they are the individual portrayed in the BD.

In some cases, this has culminated in a patient’s cacoethes, an irresistible desire to murder the subject of their obsession. While there is a myriad of uses for Braindance, such as therapy for mental illness, penitentiary reconditioning, religious indoctrination and club entertainment, Judy places particular emphasis on Black braindance and Sex.

Black braindance refers to BD recordings of criminal activity, often extremely violent, psychotically sexual or both. The editorial quality is very low, so they contain the brutal emotions and raw thoughts of a criminal or victim. This content can be very dangerous, as there are few barriers between the minds of the original recorder and the end user.