Cassette Futurism

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Welcome to Cassette Futurism Lemmy and Mbin Community.

A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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Alien (1979) (files.catbox.moe)
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The entire movie embodies Cassette Futurism, but IMO the self-destruct sequence is particularly great. The entire process looks so satisfying that I probably wouldn't be able to stop myself from running it if I were one of the crew.

More of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CqREun_Bg

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Not really Cassette Futurism (or Vaporwave) but I think folks here might like it still.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/8081021

Not really Vaporwave, but not too sure where it fits. These styles inspired a lot of Vaporwave things so I thought you might enjoy.

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Source: Buttons & Knobs — SQUID prop

SQUID prop (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device)

from Strange Days (dir. Kathryn Bigelow, 1995)

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(low-res) video: SQUID Device from Strange Days - YouTube

This is the actual hero prop used in the movie. The 'face plate' was interchangeable to make it look like several different units throughout the film. I made this video just to show that it still functions and what the prop actually does when turned on. (Which isn't much, some LEDs come on and the disc inside spins up...)

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I painted this for Science Digest Magazine for an article on space travel to Mars. 1980's

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Source: Pokédex design 宝可梦图鉴设计 (by IWSE Zhang - ArtStation)

宝可梦图鉴的设计,在细节上有借鉴过其他艺术家的设计以及官方设计图,很遗憾的是没有对屏幕内UI做设计处理(偷懒)

The design of the Pokémon Pokédex draws on the designs of other artists and official design drawings in terms of details. Unfortunately, there is no design processing for the on-screen UI (lazy)

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