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Time for CROSSNIQ+ #y2kwednesday!
We're partnering with @y2k_aesthetic, the #1 spot in cyberspace for vintage y2k design, to take a look at how y2k inspired CROSSNIQ+
We've shared many inspirations... but what about the PHILOSOPHY of y2k?
Today's topic: what y2k means to us!
We're partnering with @y2k_aesthetic, the #1 spot in cyberspace for vintage y2k design, to take a look at how y2k inspired CROSSNIQ+
We've shared many inspirations... but what about the PHILOSOPHY of y2k?
Today's topic: what y2k means to us!
OPTIMISM
y2k, born in the early .com era and fueled by the excitement around new compact communications tech, painted a future filled with possibilities to better the human experience and the world. Tech was seen as a liberator, both on a personal and a global scale.
y2k, born in the early .com era and fueled by the excitement around new compact communications tech, painted a future filled with possibilities to better the human experience and the world. Tech was seen as a liberator, both on a personal and a global scale.
EXPRESSION
y2k design is famous for bold looks, but their importance is more than skin deep! Streetwear and clubwear dominated y2k because of its focus on loud, individualistic expression - embodying the 21st century promise that many new, net-amplified voices would be heard
y2k design is famous for bold looks, but their importance is more than skin deep! Streetwear and clubwear dominated y2k because of its focus on loud, individualistic expression - embodying the 21st century promise that many new, net-amplified voices would be heard
ACCESSIBILITY
The fantastical tech of y2k was often shown in the hands of the people, with emphasis on user control and ergonomic, accessible usability. Concept devices boasted organic designs, focused on /enhancing/ the natural human experience - symbiotic rather than sinister!
The fantastical tech of y2k was often shown in the hands of the people, with emphasis on user control and ergonomic, accessible usability. Concept devices boasted organic designs, focused on /enhancing/ the natural human experience - symbiotic rather than sinister!
These three principles are core pillars of CROSSNIQ+!
Multiple input support and tile color settings, for instance, are meant to enable both accessibility and expression. The four modes were chosen so that all players can enjoy the game - regardless of skill or "why" they play!
Multiple input support and tile color settings, for instance, are meant to enable both accessibility and expression. The four modes were chosen so that all players can enjoy the game - regardless of skill or "why" they play!
Above all, we wanted to make a game that felt "cool" to play, littered with personality, detail, and glimpses into the CROSSNIQ world.
We think these bits of human touch matter, and hope they inspire that optimism that is so core to y2k!
"The Future is Still Here!"
We think these bits of human touch matter, and hope they inspire that optimism that is so core to y2k!
"The Future is Still Here!"
