Oceanpunk

Oceanpunk is a science fiction genre centred around technology used to explore, colonise or traverse the sea, as well as humanity's relationship with the sea in a sometimes apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic environment. Oceanpunk's visual aesthetic has a lot similarities and connections with steampunk, most notably the wooden ships and buildings and sometimes Victorian style technology.
Not to be confused with Seapunk, a sea-themed fashion aesthetic popularised in the 2000s on Tumblr
== Origins ==
The genres concept was first started in America with Jules Verne's 1872 novel 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas' But the oceanpunk term and genre was first popularised in the 1990s with films such as 'Waterworld', 'Deep Blue Sea', and other such films.
== Visual ==
Oceanpunk imagery includes:
* The sea
* Ships and boats
*Pirates
*Sailors
* Submarines
* Victorian/steampunk era technology
* Modern technology
* Futuristic/sci-fi technology
* Ocean architecture
== Media ==
==== Literary ====
* 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
==== Films and Movies ====
* 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
* Waterworld (1995)
* Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
* Deep Blue Sea (1999)
==== Video Games ====
* Ocean Punk (2023)
* Subnautica (2014)
==== Tv shows ====
* Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
== References ==
Ocean Punk - TV Tropes
Oceanpunk - The Amazing Everything Wiki
== Gallery ==
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File:Oceanpunk boat.jpg
File:Oceanpunk submarine underwater.jpg
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File:Underwater Biotech House 1 by Alexandra Semushina.jpg
Category:Oceans and islands
Category:Science
Category:Genre Fiction
Category:Fantasy
Category:Nautical
Category:Apocalyptic
Category:Victorian
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