Comments on: The Golden Age of Steampunk is Upon Us

By: Keram

Keram — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:47:00 +0000

Yes I am very well aware of Second Life. I actually comment on it frequently in this blog. I decided not to discuss it in this article however, because Second Life is like fist life – if Steampunk is happening in the wetware world, then it is likely happening in the Metaverse.

I also did not mention that there is a strong grassroots movement of engineers, modders and designers building Steampunk motorcycles, customized Mac Minis and every style of monocle you could imagine. This is all a mere google away. Time Magazine covered them. I am more interested in the why, not so much the who at the moment.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:31:00 +0000

You may be interested in the Steampunk communities in the virtual world called “SecondLife”. It’s a bit like the game called “The Sims”, where you navigate an avatar through various settings created by other users. What’s nice about it is that it’s free too.

There are two well-known steampunk locations in SecondLife called “Babbage” and “Caledon”. Many of the other users dress as though they are from the Victorian era or as mechanics. To me, it is exactly like existing in the Steampunk era itself.

Here are some screenshots:

http://flickr.com/groups/671731@N23/pool/

http://flickr.com/groups/sl-caledon/pool/

By: Taityn

Taityn — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:09:00 +0000

I never realized, that there was a name to this genre; to me, I found it whimsical, and something else that I can’t articulate. Overall, I find the genre very very appealing