tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464026926660519697.post3547515491574620180..comments2023-10-30T15:23:32.706+00:00Comments on Celebrating Science: The Tales We Tell, The Games We Play: Part 1 - The Tales We TellLinda Gillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05747108591927491742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464026926660519697.post-1450049360647694422011-08-03T17:05:01.823+01:002011-08-03T17:05:01.823+01:00Hi Paula,
Cosplay is short for "costume play...Hi Paula,<br /><br />Cosplay is short for "costume play", where people dress up usually as their favourite characters from cartoons, films or books without there necessarily being a role-playing element involved. Its very popular in Japan and at game and comic conventions.Lynne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136062836568431291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464026926660519697.post-64863987377652244802011-08-03T13:36:20.677+01:002011-08-03T13:36:20.677+01:00Thanks, Lynne, that is helpful. Also, it raises an...Thanks, Lynne, that is helpful. Also, it raises another question: what is "cosplay"?Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041949933555319347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464026926660519697.post-76782318368212408692011-08-03T11:21:36.186+01:002011-08-03T11:21:36.186+01:00Hi Paula,
Steampunk is usually very much in the g...Hi Paula,<br /><br />Steampunk is usually very much in the grand tradition of the scientific romances, with lots of derring-do, steam-powered gadgets, airships and cogs with everything. It often has as its central premise the fact that Charles Babbage succeeded in completing his difference and analytical engines, bringing computers into the steam age. At the very least, there will be some form of anachronistic technology present. As such, steampunk stories are closely related to alternative history tales. Its still very much in flux, however, and is itself splitting into many more sub-genres.<br /><br />In 1990, William Gibson and Bruce Sterling (another father of cyberpunk) released a novel called "The Difference Engine", an alternative history story placing modern technology in a steam-age setting. This (along with other books) helped to establish steampunk as a separate entity in its own right. Recently, in the late 00s, it has gathered momentum and moved out of speculative fiction and into other areas, including cosplay and live action roleplaying (LARP).<br /><br />Hope that helps,<br />LynneLynne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136062836568431291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464026926660519697.post-16833729714263446402011-08-03T09:09:51.597+01:002011-08-03T09:09:51.597+01:00Hi Lynne,
Thanks for another interesting post. Pl...Hi Lynne,<br /><br />Thanks for another interesting post. Please can you tell us more about steampunk?<br /><br />You say that: One of the most famous cyberpunk authors, William Gibson, could also be credited as the father of steampunk, at least in its earliest modern form.<br />I don't really understand this. What is the difference between modern and traditional (?) steampunk? When did the steampunk sub-genre first appear?<br /><br />Looking forward to finding out more ;-)<br /><br />Thanks,<br />PaulaPaula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041949933555319347noreply@blogger.com