Skullboi is an independent multimedia project exploring how our analog past continues to shape our digital future… or, nostalgic archaeology.
nos•tal•gic ar•chea•ol•o•gy
Noun
The act of excavating, documenting, and preserving the cultural artifacts, media, and physical relics of the 1980s, 1990s, and the Y2K era.
The exploration of how our analog past continues to shape our digital future
I’m Bryan Barry, a Xennial creative exploring our analog past versus our digital future… honestly, I don’t know which is better. Now that I’ve said that, does one even have to be better than the other? Can two things exist at once? I think this project is going to help me out just as much as it does you!
I’m of the right age to remember a time when the future of technology felt purely exciting. Today, we live in a world where it’s hard to tell if you’re connecting with a real person or an AI bot.
While I’m not anti-tech—I’m actually incredibly excited by it—I do believe there is a lot to discuss about how we move forward in this ever-evolving digital world. I believe there is a lot to borrow from the last of our analog days. We are in a time of change, and we must actively decide what our future looks like for human connection and human creativity. I look forward to those discussions with you!
From He-Man and ROTJ to the Nightclub! That’s why this project exists. One of the greatest gifts of those retro eras was the love of connecting for the sheer sake of it. We weren’t trying to build a “side hustle,” and we weren’t obsessed with creating “content.” We were just sharing ideas… and, maybe even learning about something we had never heard of!
To keep that spirit alive, this project is not monetized, and there are no plans to ever monetize it.
Whether you grew up during these decades or are just fascinated by them, I want to hear from you. What pieces of our analog past should we take with us into our ever-evolving digital future, and what do we need to leave behind?
I can’t wait to read your stories and connect.
KIT,
Bryan Barry from Skullboi
