by Nick Valentino<\/p>\n
Steampunk is a genre\/culture that’s fast becoming a pop culture phenomenon. I wrote the book Thomas Rileywhich is a Steampunk adventure novel, just before the wave of high powered popularity hit which makes it interesting for me to watch it grow. For those that don’t know what Steampunk is, the shortest way I can explain it is Jules Verne meets Indiana Jones with near limitless technology based off of steam and old world power sources. <\/p>\n
So why the sudden rise in popularity? Why are people meeting up dressed in top hats, goggles and homemade light up backpacks and machinery? I’m going out on a limb to say that the Steampunk’s popularity is growing as a response to modern day complexities. What I mean by that is the world as we know it is full of technology that’s hard for any of us to really understand. How exactly does a Kindle work? To me it’s a foreign technology from a different world. Steampunk is a hands-on endeavor, where patrons of the culture are able to use their hands and make everything by themselves. It’s the human mind and the spirit of ingenuity that inspires the Steampunk movement. You make your own weaponry, you make your own backpacks, watches, art, posters It’s all DYI and you make it with clockwork, machine parts or whatever you can think of. <\/p>\n
In addition to that, the style of steampunk is Victorian dress. Finally you have a reason to dress up while being adventurous at the same time. A big complaint about Steampunk is that it’s strictly a fashion statement. In fact it’s far from that. It’s only a fashion statement when you dress up for the sake of dressing up. The essence of the culture is based around a do it yourself life, one that you can express yourself through your own hand. So go forth! Make you’re your own identity, really the rules are few and far between when it comes to this culture so make it up as you see fit. <\/p>\n
In the spirit of do it yourself, and now that you’re obviously curious about Steampunk, you can learn more at www.sirthomasriley.com <\/a><\/p>\n For those that are currently hooked, you can buy the book here: http:\/\/thomasriley.bigcartel.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n And for those that want to enlist as a Sky Pirate, go here and you’ll get enlistment papers.
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