Retrofuturism @ SL20B! - a photo on Flickriver

The time is upon us! Today at 10 AM SLT, the SL20B grounds will be open to the public.

Wow, Second Life has been around for a whole dang TWENTY YEARS! I myself have been here for nearly 17 years of it (16 years, 10 months). Not only have they not kicked my ass out yet, but they keep allowing me to design parcels at the SLB sims. I've been especially excited for this year's theme of futuristic stuff. After contemplating it for a bit, I decided I wanted to do something with retrofuturism.

Every era so far has had their own individual interpretations of what futuristic aesthetics look like. In the 1920s you had stuff like the film Metropolis which had loads of future-y art deco elements. In 1969, humans had just gone to the moon for the first time, and many space-age futuristic aesthetics would follow. Lots of smooth, rounded, geometric shapes and shiny materials.

In the late 90s and early 2000s we had Y2K futurism, which is what I based my SL20B build around in honor of SL's humble beginnings in the year 2003. Lots of bubbly shapes, aliens, chrome, and huuuuuuuuge pants were popular at that time. The walls on either side of my build have a very Y2K-era wallpaper pattern, and if you swim inside the spaceship house, you'll see a little mini museum of artifacts from that period -- some futuristic, some not. The hanging posters have clickable signs to find out more about what they are and who was involved in their creation. If you weren't around or not terribly aware of stuff during that era, hopefully you'll learn something new about it. If you were, perhaps you'll experience some nostalgia for what it was like back then. There's also a gift around somewhere. 🎁
Special shoutouts to my pal Rhodan Fishbottoms for helping me with scripting! 📜

Thanks to Linden Labs for providing us with this world for so long. It has not been without issues, of course, as humans are flawed and so are their creations and actions. It has certainly been a memorable experience though, and a big part of my life for a long time now. I've learned so much, connected with so many interesting people, and made a LOT of stuff. This world is filled with beauty, lovely sim design, beautiful clothing, a few psychotic bitches, and some pretty great communities.

Come dive in to my parcel, swim around, explore some Y2K futurism, and perhaps contemplate what the future will be. 👽
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Delightful/180/20/21
Please make sure you have shared environments turned on for the full effect. There are instructions on a sign above the water.

Oh, and for what it's worth, the spaceship house in my build is actually a thing in real life! They are called Futuro houses, and there's many of them spread throughout the world. Here's more info on that!:
thefuturohouse.com/

And here's what you can see of what I used in the build:
Calico ~ Path Edge ~ Groundcover
Balderdash - Glimmerkelp - Plum
=VP= Cyber Neon Archway
Atelier Burgundy .Varginha UFO . Steel
//IMPROVE Pole Light: Modern Urban
~ cynefin ~ coral forest building kit
some corals from 7PLUS kits
LOVE - GEM PATH - MOONSTONE
Fancy Decor: Sphere Art Sculpture (silver)
Balderdash - Brine Leaf - Tall Green [tinted]
Balderdash - Brine Leaf - Tall Bloo [tinted]
:FANATIK: LAND SHAPES Boulder 01
:FANATIK: LAND SHAPES Boulder 04
(Fundati) Under The Sea Coral Set 1.1
3rd Eye _ Enchanted Jellyfish V2
Elm. Talia Chandelier [Wrought Iron]
NOMAD // Metal Floor A
NSDesign - Industrial Stair Set
Velvet Whip - Swoop Sofa Azure
+Half-Deer+ Deadwood Tree - Brown - C (lights)
Balderdash - Fish School - Purple [tinted/added glow]
Inochi Abyss - Lantern Fish
Teeruk - Shark Drone v1.0

Taken on: June 22, 2023

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