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Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology ... features elements of steampunk as represented by the character Professor ...
Steamcon grew out of the desire of its founders to host a steampunk event in greater Seattle. The idea [1] to start the event was hatched at the local science fiction convention Norwescon in 2008 when multiple people expressed an interest [2] to hold an event devoted exclusively to steampunk. Although the idea for a Seattle area Steampunk ...
This is still a primary feature of the Festival today. According to then CRMII Executive Director and first Festival Director Elln Hagny, the event was inspired by the success of two events in 2010: the New England Steampunk Festival [ 5 ] and a steampunk exhibit, organized by Bruce Rosenbaum of ModVic, called "Steampunk: Form & Function," the ...
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions ...
The 2011 festival was held between Friday 9 and Sunday 11 September and attracted more than a thousand steampunks from across the World. Still based mainly in the Lawn and Bailgate area this year also included various events in Lincoln Castle including the Bazaar Eclectica being run from the old Victorian prison and an attempt to unofficially break the record for the most steampunks gathered ...
Steampunk World's Fair (SPWF) was the largest annual steampunk festival on the East Coast of the United States and one of the biggest in the world [1] held over the course of a weekend during the month of May in Piscataway, New Jersey or Somerset, New Jersey.
The term "steampunk" was among [16] [17] the early subgenres recognized, emerging in the late 1980s. It presents a generally more optimistic and brighter outlook compared to cyberpunk. Steampunk is typically set in an alternate history closely resembling our own from the late 18th century, particularly the Regency era onwards, up to ...
SteamTown is a Victorian-era steampunk universe themed section at Six Flags America in Woodmore, Maryland. It opened on June 22, 2024, replacing the former Coyote Creek section of the park. It opened on June 22, 2024, replacing the former Coyote Creek section of the park.