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pheedenise: hunterv: sharkrabies: p-pabo-its-not-like-i: mayra-quijotesca: thats-not-victorian: Hey, guys!  So, we’re all familiar with Cyberpunk and Steampunk, but there are so many more alternate histories/speculative science fiction genres out there!  I came across this handy-dandy infographic and figured I could share a bit of these punk genres for anyone interested. Steampunk Roughly covers the Western world during the mid- to late-19th century (ie:  Victorian era, US wild west, etc.), and sometimes up to the Edwardian era. Dieselpunk1920s up through WWII, ending at just about the Cold War. DecopunkA cleaner, artistic, more “optimistic” version of Dieselpunk (same time period) ClockpunkCovers the time of the Renaissance (think da Vinci) AtompunkCold War era, ie: the Space Race TeslapunkDerivative of Steampunk, but focuses on electricity rather than steam. SplatterpunkExplicit horror and gore BiopunkBiotechnology, genetics (part science fiction, part real life) NanopunkNanotechnology, sometimes overlaps with Biopunk CyberpunkThe granddaddy of them all:  computer technology, the internet, hackers, etc.  Others not included in the infographic ElfpunkFantasy-based, features creatures like elves and fairies. MythpunkMythology and folklore, includes urban fantasy. Seapunk? Stonepunk, Bronzepunk, Plaguepunk Okay, uh, TW for graphic descriptions of rape in the Splatterpunk explanation link (specifically as examples of ~look how edgy and without boundaries this subgenre is~), but I think all the other links should be safe. neat! I’m not that into Steampunk, but Biopunk sounds interesting and have already thought of a cosplay I could do with it. :) This is great resource for all kinds of “punk” settings.  The noise that came out of my mouth wasnt human.
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thats-not-victorian:

Hey, guys!  So, we’re all familiar with Cyberpunk and Steampunk, but there are so many more alternate histories/speculative science fiction genres out there!  I came across this handy-dandy infographic and figured I could share a bit of these punk genres for anyone interested.

  • Steampunk
    Roughly covers the Western world during the mid- to late-19th century (ie:  Victorian era, US wild west, etc.), and sometimes up to the Edwardian era.
  • Dieselpunk
    1920s up through WWII, ending at just about the Cold War.
  • Decopunk
    A cleaner, artistic, more “optimistic” version of Dieselpunk (same time period)
  • Clockpunk
    Covers the time of the Renaissance (think da Vinci)
  • Atompunk
    Cold War era, ie: the Space Race
  • Teslapunk
    Derivative of Steampunk, but focuses on electricity rather than steam.
  • Splatterpunk
    Explicit horror and gore
  • Biopunk
    Biotechnology, genetics (part science fiction, part real life)
  • Nanopunk
    Nanotechnology, sometimes overlaps with Biopunk
  • Cyberpunk
    The granddaddy of them all:  computer technology, the internet, hackers, etc. 

Others not included in the infographic

Okay, uh, TW for graphic descriptions of rape in the Splatterpunk explanation link (specifically as examples of ~look how edgy and without boundaries this subgenre is~), but I think all the other links should be safe.

neat!

I’m not that into Steampunk, but Biopunk sounds interesting and have already thought of a cosplay I could do with it. :)

This is great resource for all kinds of “punk” settings.

 The noise that came out of my mouth wasnt human.

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