Operation Octoshock – Steampunk [Consolidation]

Posted by on Feb 15th, 2011 in Artists, Authors, Everything Else, Groups, Operation Octoshock, Steampunk |

Arizona Steampunk - Octobot by SpaceBoyRobot

It’s about time I stopped procrastinating and finally kicked off Operation Octoshock.

(I know, it sounds like an awesomely-bad 80′s action series.)

For a long time now I’ve wanted to consolidate and organize Arizona’s Geek Culture beyond the blog and created a sort of ‘database’ of local nerd resources.

The calendar, map, and blog are the brunt of this site, but I’m going to try and expand it into something where anyone can show up and find a Harry Potter Fan Club, or a local cosplaying group, or when and where they can hang out and code with others.

To kick us off with something fun, let’s start with that beloved and begoggled genre that’s all the rage these days – Steampunk.

Help me consolidate all of Arizona’s Steampunk Culture – groups, fan clubs, artists, artisans, sculptures, web-series, stores, authors, anything – in the comments, preferably with a link to their website. You can also shoot me info on Facebook and Twitter.

I’ll prime the steam-pump with a handful:

  • Wild Wild West Con
  • Steamcrow
  • SpaceBoyRobot
  • Evermore Nevermore
  • Western X
  • Mantecoza

As information is gathered, I’ll do my best to organize it in an intuitive way under the “Get Involved” page up at the top of the site.

Engage!

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to “Operation Octoshock – Steampunk [Consolidation]”

  1. Shahrinaz says:
    February 15, 2011 at 9:38 am

    We are Belly Dancers and we are Performance Artists. we do perform both traditional and fusion styles of Belly Dance. We also LOVE to incorporate Theater when we can in our performances. We have recently created a “Steampunk Traveling Show” after dipping our toes in the Steampunk waters for last year’s Labyrinth Ball in Phoenix. Look for our line of accessories and stories to be launched in conjunction with this show.

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  2. Daniel says:
    February 15, 2011 at 9:43 am

    Thanks for listing Steam Crow; may I humbly suggest Monster Commute, a creation of team Steam Crow?

    http://www.monstercommute.com

    Also

    Steampunk vinyl toy artist Rusted Halo:
    http://rusteddecay.blogspot.com/
    http://www.facebook.com/rustedhalo

    Ignatious Casque – Local steampunk fictional character/blog:
    http://www.ignatiouscasque.com/

    Thank you kindly for helping to make the Valley a bit smaller.

    - Daniel

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  3. Dan Shaurette says:
    February 16, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    There’s also the SteamHub group, which the core of is putting on the Wild Wild West Con. They are moving from Meetup to Facebook now. Details are in flux, but I believe they can be found at https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=268530476807

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