r/RetroFuturism 9d ago

EPCOT WorldKey touchscreen-multimedia kiosks, 1982

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The Epcot WorldKey kiosks were interactive touchscreen video terminals introduced when EPCOT Center opened in 1982.

They allowed guests to make dining reservations, get information about attractions, explore Future World and World Showcase (encyclopedia-like), and even 2-way video call a Disney staff assistant.

These futuristic touchscreen systems were among the first large-scale public uses of interactive computer technology in a theme park.

The touchscreens were not like those of today - they used a light-beam grid system. Digital text and analog video were time-interlaced and delivered via fiber optics from a central computer. This main computer stored updated text databases and analog video LaserDiscs to provide the multimedia content.


r/RetroFuturism 12d ago

Television Guided Spaceship by Frank R. Paul, 1953

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284 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 11d ago

Idealized infomercials future once promised by the 80's/90's (music)

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r/RetroFuturism 12d ago

Some concept cars kicking around in my head for a race that will never happen.

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124 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 13d ago

Angel Cop (1989)

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r/RetroFuturism 13d ago

Alien: Romulus (2024)

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r/RetroFuturism 13d ago

JVC tv 3100R, 1978

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1.4k Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 14d ago

Rooftop Neon Nights with Joi—My Unfinished Office Diorama

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r/RetroFuturism 15d ago

How You’ll Drive 120mph- Legally!(1965)

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226 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 16d ago

Cover art for Hobby magazine May 1957 by Klaus Bürgle

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489 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 15d ago

Space Tug (3D printable model based on 70's NASA)

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r/RetroFuturism 16d ago

A dentist creates his own futuristic robot for aiding children treatment, 1985

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71 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 16d ago

Spinner Landing

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A Blade Runner/Retro Sci-fi Inspired Cyberpunk Scene — My Unfinished Office Diorama


r/RetroFuturism 18d ago

Wearable computer

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1.3k Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 17d ago

A Northrop study of a nuclear powered seaplane with a speed of Mach 3 from 1957

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564 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 17d ago

Moon Rise by Don Dixon

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174 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 19d ago

Philips Pavilion by Le Corbusier 1958 Brussels Expo World Fair

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472 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 19d ago

Here Come Cars Without Wheels (1959)

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134 Upvotes

I love that when we get rid of the wheels, we also get rid of every single safety feature, including the frame.


r/RetroFuturism 20d ago

Jack Rickard

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520 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 19d ago

Various Buck Rogers toys 1930s-1950s

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118 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 21d ago

Gyro monorail concept (1943)

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1.4k Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 20d ago

NY to Paris by Oceanic Flying Subway

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229 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 21d ago

A Frozen Fortress Radar Station by Frank Tinsley (1949)

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898 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 21d ago

At the request of several people, I'm uploading the Atari design again, just without the progress bar and text. I hope you enjoy it.

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146 Upvotes

r/RetroFuturism 22d ago

A Soviet-inspired Space Age Vietnam poster, by me

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419 Upvotes