steampunk
Science fiction genre which features steam-powered machinery as a form of advanced technology in a victorian era.
'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 2 Hits Disney Plus in May, Episode Titles Revealed
Disney Plus, the popular streaming service, is all set to launch its latest series, 'Star Wars: Visions,' Volume 2 in May of 2023. The series is a collection of animated short films that will showcase unique perspectives on the Star Wars universe, featuring some of the most talented anime directors from Japan.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Once upon a time, in a not-too-distant future, humanity had made incredible strides in space exploration. Leading the charge was a company called Space Exploration Technologies Corp, or SpaceX for short.
Laughter really is contagious — and that’s good
Laughter is a universal language that can bring people together and make them feel good. But did you know that laughter is also contagious? Studies have shown that when one person laughs, it triggers a response in others to laugh as well. This is known as "contagious laughter" and it has a variety of benefits for both the person laughing and those around them.
All About X-box
Choppy waters The Xbox was quickly followed by release dates in Japan (February 22, 2002) and Europe (March 14, 2002), however neither market responded to the system with the same fervor as North America. Only 123,000 Xbox systems were sold in Japan in the first week after launch, confirming Microsoft's concern that the system would struggle to gain traction in the famously competitive international market.
Johanna WanjiruPublished about a year ago in Geeks
ChatGPT is also a Smart A.I Writing Tool.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT model is a cutting-edge, enterprise-level language model that can generate writing that is highly reminiscent of human-authored works. This type of AI is programmed to understand and generate content in a broad variety of formats and styles while maintaining a convincingly natural tone.
EstalontechPublished about a year ago in Geeks
Arcane overview - finally a great video game adaptation!
For years and years, video game adaptations were a bit of a laughingstock. For one thing, people didn't really take the games seriously, thinking that they were only for children. The image of an adult gamer only stepped out of the territory of mockery very recently. Back in the '90s gaming was considered childish. Just think of everyone's favourite sitcom from the era, Friends: on more than one occasion the characters pretended not to play video games in fear of looking immature. While Friends by no means can be considered as truthful documentation of the era (how did they afford those apartments? why weren’t any people of colour in New York City?), it still reflected it. The way Chandler and Ross, on different occasions, pretended not to like video games, and even the forgiving laugh they got when they actually played, show that being a gamer was considered a quirky way to keep your inner child going, at best.
John H. KnightPublished about a year ago in Geeks
Renaissance Festival Garb/Attire/Costume/Ensemble: Assemble!
Before adopting the moniker/pen name of Tinka Boudit, I was a ten year attendee of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I go in garb. I shop, see shows, I made friends with cast members, vendors, and other attendees. I go every weekend for seven weekends. Even after attending the festival since 2006, I still find new things to experience every year. Those of us who do this are known as 'playtrons'. As in we play along, but we are patrons who pay the ticket fee to be there; we do not work there. I've also volunteered my time in a booth for three other seasons. I officially joined the cast in 2019.
Tinka Boudit She/HerPublished 2 years ago in Geeks
Steam Wars, Underdogs and Nonconformity
As Steam Wars developed over the years it was never my intention to necessarily write an underdog story. That is to say an adventure in which the protagonists are seriously outmatched and must contend, in whatever way, against tremendous odds (Lord of the Rings comes to mind, also Rogue One). Of course, it needn’t be that grand or epic. A simple human story about an individual overcoming a roadblock, personal or otherwise, can be quite powerful. It’s our ability to empathize with such struggles that makes these stories so popular.
Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™Published 2 years ago in Geeks
The Folly of Lucy Tillencrest
Amidst what I perceive as “the grittiness” of Steam Wars’ iron and steel warrior machines and its (hopefully somewhat) realistic depiction of life and toil on board said steam rigs, Lucy Tillencrest stands as a shining beacon of eccentric behavior in the cause of imaginative genius. Not to diminish the nature of what I consider a vital character and role model, she is by her very being a strong contrast in a world dominated by mechanized steam warfare.
Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™Published 2 years ago in Geeks
Fighting Rigs of the United States Steam Force, 1897
In my development of Steam Wars over the years no aspect has given me more pleasure than the creation of the various classes of steam rig. These are the steam-powered fighting machines, manned by crew, fashioned after armored warriors, that have become the principal weapon of the time, with nations competing to make the biggest and the best (think: arms race, only vertical). It’s in this process that my inner geek really and truly gets to geek out.
Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™Published 2 years ago in Geeks
Reverse Engineering Steam Wars
Apparently at some point in my young Hieronymus Bosch, Magritte, and Dali-fueled brain I pictured a massive metal machine, similar to knight-in-armor, chugging smoke and swarming with tiny human combatants. This was only one element in a large mural I painted for high school art class. It also had, apparently, a giant bird. I know this because a girl in my class referred to the piece thereafter as “your chicken painting.” Never mind that the giant bird was not necessarily a chicken, or that the whole piece was choked with swirling imagery, all manner of strangeness, in flights of Boschian subservience.
Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™Published 2 years ago in Geeks
What Is Steampunk?
This story was produced by the Creatd Studios team in tandem with Larry Blamire. As we partner with Larry Blamire on the publication of his Steam Wars graphic novel, we decided to valiantly set forth and brave the burning question that may still be on the lips of some, despite its enormous popularity... Just what exactly is steampunk?
Larry Blamire | Steam Wars™Published 2 years ago in Geeks
