Marcus Rauchfuss- Into Steampunk since 2008
-Zeppelin enthusiast
- co-Author: Steampunk – kurz & geek
- blogging at www.daily-steampunk.com
Steampunk
What the Airkraken is Steampunk?
And what has the Airkraken got to do
with it?
Steampunks would tell you about...
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“Experts” would say...
A possible definitonSteampunk, while it incorporates
nostalgia, is not a “Retro” movement. Its differing factor is that Steampunks do not return to the past and live the life
as it was, they want to go back to re-imagine the past’s future–and live in that in the present. They re-imagine a future
that includes beauty, manners, elegance, innovation, and steam and to a large
extent, they are making it.Sally Applin in “Steampunk: Making The
Future“
Another possible Definition
Steampunk is what Wells and Verne have wirtten about... Taken into
Overdrive.
History
“Steampunk” as a term was coined by K.W. Jeter in 1979. Movies and novels now belonging to the genre have existed a few years longer.
The Steampunk boom came about with the internet.
In the Beginning there was Cyberpunk
From the Outside
The People
The People
Literature
Literature
And loads of Material on the Web
Maker
MakerMaker
Maker
Maker
Fine Art
Vadim Voitekhovitch
Myke Amend
Want to see more?
Go to:
www.deviantart.com
search for “Steampunk”
From the Inside
Music
Themes and Costumes define Steampunk music.
Musical styles are highly varied.
Music
Conventions
Playground: Ætherweb
- Rauchersalon
- Brassgoggles
- A boiler full of blogs
- World-wide connections
Interestingly, Steampunk is exceptional compared to other “weird dresscode” subcultures:
No Negative public image!
Aspects of the Scene
- Creativity
- Technophilia
- Web culture
- “can do”-Mentality
- Manners and Mannerisms
- Certain tendency towards elitism
- Spirit of adventure
- in some areas: “Looks trump Attitude”
- Mainstream Compatibility
The Future
- THE Topic of 2013 according to IBM
- Increased public perception
- “Steampunk” - The costume of the RPC 2013 (trendy!)
- Children in the Scene
- continuing literature boom (selfpub)
- Influencing mainstream fashion(Prada)
- Fragmentation (Dieselpunk, Atompunk, Clockpunk etc.)
- Globalisation
So what is Steampunk?
- Everything I talked about
- some things I did not talk about
- ask 10 Steampunks, get 15 opinions
SO:
- Does it vaguely fit what I was talking about?
- is it fun?
“Yes” to both?
Well done! Steampunk!
Useful Links
www.clockworker.de
www.brassgoggles.co.uk
www.thesteampunkmuseum.com
www.dieselpunks.org
www.daily-steampunk.com
But what about...
Thank you!
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