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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Some text from a constructed world I play around with that leans into an 80s tech aesthetic. FTL communication exists, but the data rate is comparable to a dial up modem. Vibrant multimedia experiences like we see on the modern web do exist, but isolated to planet-wide internetworks. Interplanetary communication is a purely text-based affair.
The text is read from right to left, and is just the word for operating system in one of my conlangs.
Really cool concept and design!
Thanks!
I'm getting wipeout aesthetics
Looks very much like ASCII art to me
I don't see the resemblance to ASCII art, aside from being monochrome.
I think they mean stuff like what figlet chucks out:
This is correct. I use "ASCII art" to refer mostly to fancy CLI welcome messages
