Steampunk

Steampunk is a genre of alternative history. It's thinking back to history and thinking "what if this was invented then?" A lot of steampunk material is influenced by H.G. Wells and Jules Verne. It combines steam-powered and mechanical advances with Victorian culture. I personally love the idea of steampunk and think there should be a lot more steampunk material.

With internet DIY culture, there has been a huge increase in steampunk "artifacts." There are tutorials online on how to build steampunk goggle, clothing, and even computers.

There's a lot of really neat stuff online detailing this awesome phenomenon. I think it would be really cool to write a work of steampunk fiction or design a game in a steampunk setting. There's a lot of great design ideas that steampunk can inspire.