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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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[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was back in the days when this would’ve been hand-done with an airbrush. No Photoshop etc.

[–] StellarExtract@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Wireframe 3D graphics like this did exist in 1983. It's why it's a visual aesthetic of that time period; it was the cutting edge of technology. The glow effect could be accomplished at that time by printing the rendered wireframe on a transparent sheet, then backlighting it and photographing it. That's how they did the glowing effects in each frame of footage in the original TRON, which also showcases cutting edge 3D graphics from this time period.

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Repo man is always intense

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it seems we are not allowed to edit or lay sillly sillly silllyh

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Best damn car on the lot

[–] awnery@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago