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taiidantomcat:
1. The first rule of group build is: Don't talk about group build

2. HAVE FUN!!!

3. Retrofutrurism Via Wiki :Retrofuturism (adjective retrofuturistic or retrofuture) is a trend in the creative arts showing the influence of depictions of the future produced in an earlier era. If "futurism is sometimes called a 'science' bent on anticipating what will come, retrofuturism is the remembering of that anticipation." Characterized by a blend of old-fashioned "retro" styles with futuristic technology, retrofuturism explores the themes of tension between past and future, and between the alienating and empowering effects of technology. Primarily reflected in artistic creations and modified technologies that realize the imagined artifacts of its parallel reality, retrofuturism can be seen as "an animating perspective on the world." But it has also manifested in the worlds of fashion, architecture, design, music, literature, film, and video games.

The word retrofuturism, combines more recent ideas of nostalgia and retro with older traditions of futurism. An early use of the term was in the title of T.R. Hinchcliffe's Pelican book Retro-futurism - Penguin, 1967. A recent neologism, the actual term retrofuturism was used by American Lloyd Dunn[3] in 1983,[4] according to fringe art magazine Retrofuturism, which was published between 1988 and 1993.

So its how people way back when, thought the future would be. (some more accurate than others!)


Important note, most of the "punk" genres are Retro future. (cyber, steam, atomic, etc) and are thus ok for this GB.

4. Any and all mediums are welcome -physical models, pixels/profiles and stories (and anything else you can think of) will each be warmly welcomed and given a soft cushion to recline upon.

5. Creativity and collaboration are encouraged.

6. Duration is 1 August to september 30, 2017.  An extension may be granted, but only a brief one and only if the Moderator feels like it and is greatly pleased by any and all bribes or tribute delivered prior to the original deadline.

7. Physical creations, pixels and stories will be judged separately and victors will be decided via polling of this most august assemblage.

8. Any questions are to be directed to the Moderator

9. I tend to be more "inclusive" and "open" with entries allowed in order to have more participation. If you don't know if you can participate please ask, odds are the answer is yes.

jcf:
You forgot 'Diesel-Punk'.  ;D

Kerick:
Sounds good to me! I'll have to get my plastic plates out again!

Tophe:
I understand that the retrofuture is the future that was imagined in the past, but for us how to participate as we are now and not in the past? We can post what we find concerning retrofuture (many ones did, as “inspiration”) but it seems I am the only one drawing or building something, in all this week.
I imagine these possibilities:
1- from a retrofuture article (like "airplane of the 1980s', printed in 1930), scratchbuilding it.
2- (unsure) I pretend I am in the past, inventing the future, with funny crazy ideas.
3- (unsure) I pretend, jokely, that I have discovered an old article depicting the future, contradicted by what happened.
Is that correct? will others join me? I hope so, I don’t want to win all alone…

taiidantomcat:

--- Quote from: Tophe on August 07, 2017, 06:51:01 PM ---I understand that the retrofuture is the future that was imagined in the past, but for us how to participate as we are now and not in the past? We can post what we find concerning retrofuture (many ones did, as “inspiration”) but it seems I am the only one drawing or building something, in all this week.
I imagine these possibilities:
1- from a retrofuture article (like "airplane of the 1980s', printed in 1930), scratchbuilding it.
2- (unsure) I pretend I am in the past, inventing the future, with funny crazy ideas.
3- (unsure) I pretend, jokely, that I have discovered an old article depicting the future, contradicted by what happened.
Is that correct? will others join me? I hope so, I don’t want to win all alone…

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Those are all good ideas! Keep plugging away Tophe more people are on the way!

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