![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Preferred output devices for all electronic devices are teletype dot matrix printers.Preferred storage media are punch cards and huge magnetic tape spools. ![]() All computers must be huge and have lots of blinkenlights.Aerodynamic space ship design – bullet shaped rockets with fancy fins, flying saucers, etc….Here are some basic rules I would use to define this genre (in no particular order): This includes the social mores, attitude, dress codes and etc… Just tell me that this wouldn’t be awesome? Imagine a science fiction movie/show made today, with current state of the art aesthetic, but set in a world that closely resembles what people in the 50’s imagined the year 2000 would be like. Think 40’s, 50’s and 60’s science fiction where all spaceships are stylized slim rockets with the signature fins, where space suit helmets resemble fish bowls and computers are gigantic constructs which accept punch cards and print output onto spooled up paper rolls. Otherwise, I’m deep into local politics, and complain a lot about the DFL and their refusal to do anything actually progressive.I had this idea for a new retro style aesthetic based on really old science fiction movies. A few times a year I’ll manage to trick my friends into playing Twilight Imperium. I’m also into movies and board games, and the occasional video game. Ask me about the wizard stadium on the moon or the day the net runners took over Parliment. I’m also big into megagames - 20+ player board games with a lot of roleplay elements bolted on, and the option to get creative with the rules in what the community calls a wizard wheeze. Up until the Twitter exodus, I mainly kept to RTing interesting threads/games, hoping to carve out more time for this stuff going forward. I used to do Twitter threads of my notes as I read through other games, but haven’t had time for those since my daughter was born in April. I noodle about TTRPGs quite a bit, and have been designing my own game for a few years now. Howdy everyone, I’m Elliot, occasionally known as Island Warlock. ![]()
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