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What is “steam punk”?

Is it a type of music? Is it a genre of fiction? Is it a new kind of DIY transportation? Can someone who knows something about it please provide links to media that they recommend? Are there movies and/or video games available? Sounds intriguing…

. Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan “What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner.” It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes.

Medieval Steampunk: Speculative fiction set during the Middle Ages.

Victorian Steampunk: A modern Science Fiction work (post-1930s) that is set in the early parts of the industrial revolution.

Western Steampunk: Science fiction set in the American Old West.

Industrial/Modern Steampunk: Science fiction taking place in the late industrial age, early modern age; i.e. World War 1, World War 2 Examples of steampunk:
Wild Wild West
Final Fantasy 7
Van Helsing
The Time Machine
Hellboy
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow That is the definition according to urban dictionary. It’s a sort of DIY movement also, to steampunk things such as steampunking your computer, jewelry, wardrobe, nerf guns. It mostly involves spray painting things silver/gold/brass/copper adn adding on gears and stuff. Here are a few steampunked items and DIY instructables…

http://fenris-the-red-wolf.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Goggles-A-Tutorial-91226763

http://www.instructables.com/id/my-first-steampunk-gun/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-tank-gun-copper-and-brass-with-patina/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Finger-Stylus/

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6951751

http://www.ninjavspenguin.com/blog/2008/01/26/steampunk-nerf-guns/

There are just a few of many steampunk things out there. It is a pretty cool movement, I’m a little upset I couldn’t find a particular picture I wanted to show you, but there are good examples. The etsy link I gave you is my friend’s shop so definitely buy from her because she designs and creates all her own stuff and puts a lot of love and hardwork into her pieces.

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