Loretta LokSci-Fi Worldbuilding a Solarpunk Venus ColonyWriting a solarpunk future Venus has been my preoccupation in recent months. We at Super Motion Collective* have been busy slotting…Sep 10, 2022Sep 10, 2022
Loretta LokThe Last ResourceIt was his turn of phrase — the way investigator John Rae obliquely described the consumption of human flesh to the disbelieving British…Jun 30, 20221Jun 30, 20221
Loretta LokRoe v Wade — A Sci-Fi Horror DystopiaImagine that you are a woman living in the 17th Century.Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Loretta LokScience Fiction Short — Reallusion Animation ContestRecently, I’ve been writing science fiction short stories. Whilst this in itself isn’t new, what’s new is that I’m doing it with other…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Loretta LokHopePunk bulletin! The Wachowskis playful wink at the Cyberpunk Ramen TropeThere’s a scene in The Matrix where the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar are taking Neo to see the Oracle. They are going by car. Neo is watching…Oct 6, 2021Oct 6, 2021
Loretta Lok“Sisters — Honor us!” : Feminist HopePunk in CyberPunk WorldThere’s a scene on the island of Themyscaira early on in the most recent Justice League film where Queen Hyppolyta and other Amazons are…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Loretta LokUnique Design Problems of Gender Exclusive GamesDesigning Amazons LARP made me to think harder about gender than I ever had before. I had to interrogate my assumptions — what I think is…Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019
Loretta LokCreating a Female and Non-Binary only space— Amazons the Science Fiction LARPSexism in the world of Live Action Role Play is endemic. If only because of the skewed ratio of men-to-women LARPers, it often feels like…Oct 8, 2018Oct 8, 2018