Solarpunk Prompts

An Introduction

What is Solarpunk and why should we care? Why would I want to write Solarpunk stories? In this introduction video I talk briefly about what Solarpunk is and why it is important to create new stories with its unique optimistic framing. This video sets the stage for a series of videos with individual writing prompts, and grounds the writer firmly in the genre with guidelines to follow. Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---Introduction Links mentioned in the video: HOPE 2020: Technological Narratives - https://bit.ly/3sKsB0g Coindesk Solarpunk - https://bit.ly/3TShfTx Chobani Commercial - https://youtu.be/z-Ng5ZvrDm4 Story Hooks - https://bit.ly/3zu6QW6 Music from: float oat - how we found it

The Refugee Camp

The Refugee Camp In this episode our writing prompt takes us to a near-future town that has grown out of a refugee camp. We discuss refugee camps today, community organizations, makers, and the creation that comes from them. We also discuss creole languages and the truths they reveal about a community. Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Refugee-Camp Links mentioned in the video: r0g_agency - https://openculture.agency/ Communitere - https://communitere.org/ “Dialect” - https://thornygames.com/pages/dialect Music from: ExMemory - Solar Grid - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective #solarpunk #writing #podcast

The Community Center

The Community Center In this episode our writing prompt explores the transformative power of libraries and community centers. With the power to train communities and empower them with knowledge, what would happen if such a place grew into a place sought by pilgrims for inner truth? Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Community-Center Links mentioned in the video: CILIP - https://www.cilip.org.uk/ Music from: Andy McDade - Ylid - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective Episode illustration by The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut/755198344755904512/did-an-illustration-on-one-episode-of-the #solarpunk #writing #podcast

The Canteen

The Canteen In this episode our writing prompt brings us to the mess hall of an isolated scientific community surrounded by difficult conditions. We explore the justaposition of these challenges in their mission with the everyday humanity of their unique culture. Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Canteen Links mentioned: Antarctica No Appendix Club - https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/health/ UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity - https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000127162 Episode illustration by The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut/755198344755904512/did-an-illustration-on-one-episode-of-the Music from: nikodimov - weeds - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective

The Hackerspace

The Hackerspace In this episode we discuss hackers, hacker culture, and hackerspaces before using this setting for the basis of our latest writing prompt. What does playful discovery have to do with Solarpunk? Can we find a modal for the future in these communities of today? Transcript: https://wiki.tomasino.org/writing/Solarpunk-Prompts---The-Hackerspace Links mentioned: “Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers:_Heroes_of_the_Computer_Revolution Noisebridge - https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge OmniCommons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zccga90hcY Hacklab - https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=eAGKsgaArn2 sudo room and counter culture labs - https://my.matterport.com/webgl_player/?m=9JVcHS4y7aY list of character archetypes - https://wiki.glider.ink/characters/archetypes Hackerspaces.org - https://hackerspaces.org/ Music from: yourdiscovery - astrobotany - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective Illustration CC-BY-SA 4.0 The Lemonaut - https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut