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Steampunk.com Awards
Posted by jrrl on October 28, 2011.
Suggestions for 2011 Steampunk.com Award Categories
It’s getting late in the year, so it’s time to revisit the Steampunk.com awards… in particular what categories we want this year.
Last year, we just did “Book of the Year” which generated a lot of nominations and votes and fun. Even so, it certainly leaves out a lot of the steampunk, er, stuff. For example: short stories, short films, graphic novels/comics/web comics, games, websites, music, 2D art, 3D art.
We have had some suggestions already:
- steampunk enterprise (new ongoing or large project; this one needs some clarity)
- steampunkification (waving of the steampunk wand over something already existent)
- steampunk short film
- steampunk web comic
Now, of course, I could think of categories all day long, but I want your suggestions because (a) you will be will be the ones voting and (b) too many categories might spook potential voters. Who wants to stop in to vote on a book you liked and see 50 categories? People feel pressured to pick something in those categories and it might well lower voter turnout.
So… what categories should we have? Comment, share, tweet, ask your friends. Let’s make this even better this year.
I am wrapping a Chevy Silverado with a steam punk style design. Proof that steampunk is slipping into the mainstream, so how about signage and graphics?
A VIDEO GAME category. One example is DAMNATION by Codemasters. This is a Windows PC based video game available on the gaming web site STEAM by the VALVE company. DAMNATION is totally immersed in Steampunk taking place after the U.S. Civil War continued many more years, devastating the whole country. The game displays vast landscapes, huge factories, beautiful cities and terrible destruction. A malevolent genius has developed and spread powerful weapons, deadly automatons and a drug to control the population. A small group of heroes is fighting the unstoppable robotic and drugged army in a hopeless struggle.
You should add an influnce award for steam punk influncing everyday life. for example a woman that makes steam punk jewlery that is wearable for every day use too, therefore influncing fashoin.
you should also make a tech-break through award. since technology and art meet hand in hand with this style.