theisotope
Hi, I'm James. I'm an indie musician, analog and digital artist, writer, dead technology devotee, and comic store owner (Isotope Comics in San Francisco).
HYPERCULTURE OVERLOAD - Apple HyperCard Dither-Art Portfolio
1-bit Dither Art Portfolio on Apple HyperCard released for International Floppy Disk Day 2025 (October 18th).
https://theisotope.itch.io/hyperculture-overload
ELECTRIK RAVE - Amiga DiskMag / Scala ScriptZine
A "virtual-rave" Floppy Disk magazine in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Commodore Amiga Computer. Inspired by Amiga Video Toaster VJs I saw making psychotronic visuals in techno clubs in the 1990s, ELECTRIK RAVE is your 880k hand-stamp at the door to my own personal "Club Amiga". Featuring interviews with legendary video game composer CoLD SToRAGE, early-90's Video Toaster VJ Floozyspeak, and pixel-art + chip tunes boardgame designer of CIVITAS UNIVERSE. This magazine is built with vintage Amiga software, Scala Multimedia and P-Paint, on a vintage Amiga A1200 in May-July 2025. Physical Edition launch was held at AMIGA/040th @ VCF WEST 2025 - COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM on August 1st-2nd. https://theisotope.itch.io/electrik-rave
NEUROBLAST HyperCard DiskZine / PROJECT_CYTØR
Debut issue of my 1-bit cyberpunk-centric HyperCard DiskZine entertainment tech-stack of music interviews, dither art, table top RPG game materials, high-octane sci-fi cocktail recipe, and vintage retro computing goodness. Featuring PROJECT_CYTØR, an agritech body-horror RPG adventure for MÖRK BORG / CY_BORG. This magazine is built and complied in ancient Apple HyperCard software on a vintage iMac G3 (grape) in February-March 2023.
Physical Edition launch Party was held at San Francisco's CAT CLUB on May 10th 2023. https://theisotope.itch.io/neuroblast
NEUROBLAST Issue #2: Cyberdelia Special
Summer special issue made for San Francisco's DNA Lounge's Cyberdelia screening and celebration of the anniversary of HACKERS (1995). Another cyberpunk-centric HyperCard DiskZine entertainment tech-stack of 1-bit art, sci-fi fashions, table top RPG game materials, electronica, and of course everything HACKERS. This magazine is built and complied in ancient Apple HyperCard software on a vintage iMac G3 (grape) in August 2023.
Physical Edition launch Party was held at San Francisco's DNA LOUNGE on September 1st 2023.
https://theisotope.itch.io/neuroblast-cyberdelia
You can listen to the music I make (cinematic space rock, sleazy industrial, Belgian new beat / nougat beat, electronic noise) here: https://decayingorbit.bandcamp.com
You can see my art and read my writing on my Web 1.0 site here: http://netizen.neocities.org
And find additional dorky stuff I am into (8-tracks, TTRPGs, vintage cars, video games, comics, etc) here: https://www.instagram.com/jamessime
