ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ Ｔｏｐｏｉ
ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ ａｒｔ ｔｅｎｄｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｒｅｐｅｔｉｔｉｖｅ
ａｎｄ ｒｅｌｉｅｓ ｏｎ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ
ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｖｉｅｗｅｒ．
Ｅａｃｈ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｔｏｐｉｃ ｏｆ ＶＡＰＯＲＷＡＶＥ
ａｒｔ ｈｅａｒｋｅｎｓ ｔｈｅ ｖｉｅｗｅｒ ｂａｃｋ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ １９８０ｓ ， １９９０ｓ ａｎｄ ｅａｒｌｙ ２０００ｓ，
ｗｈｅｎ ｗｉｄｅｓｐｒｅａｄ ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ
ｕｓａｇｅ ａｎｄ ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
ｇｒｅｗ ｉｎ ｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｔｙ ａｎｄ
Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ
ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｏｖｅｒ
ｔｈｅ Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｗｏｒｌｄ．
Ｐａｌｍ Ｔｒｅｅｓ
Ｇｒｅｃｏ－Ｒｏｍａｎ Ｓｔａｔｕｅｓ
Ｔｈｅ ｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｓｔａｔｕｅｓ
ａｎｄ ｂｕｓｔｓ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｃｏｍｅｓ
ｆｒｏｍ ｌａｔｅ １９８０ｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｉｏｒ
ｄｅｓｉｇｎ ｋｉｔｓｃｈ （１），
ｓｅａｐｕｎｋ （ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ
ｂｏｒｎ ａｒｔ ａｎｄ ｍｕｓｉｃ
ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ）（２）， ｏｒ ｅｌｓｅ
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｉｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ
Ｈｅｌｉｏｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
Ｃｏｌｏｓｓｕｓ ｏｆ Ｒｈｏｄｅｓ．
Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｃｕｌｐｔｕｒｅ ｉｓ
ｆｅａｔｕｒｅｄ ｏｎｔｈｅ
ｔｈｅ ａｌｂｕｍ ｃｏｖｅｒ ｏｆ
＂Ｆｌｏｒａｌ Ｓｈｏｐｐｅ＂ （２０１１），
ｂｙ Ｍａｃｉｎｔｏｓｈ Ｐｌｕｓ
（ａｌｓｏ ｋｎｏｗｎ ａｓ Ｖｅｋｔｒｏｉｄ，
ａ Ｐｏｒｔｌａｎｄ， Ｏｒｅｇｏｎ
ｂａｓｅｄ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｒ）． （３）
＂Ｆｌｏｒａｌ Ｓｈｏｐｐｅ＂ ｉｓ
ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌｌｙ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
ｔｏ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ
ｆａｍｏｕｓ ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ
ｒｅｌｅａｓｅ ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ
ｆａｎｓ， ｉｔ＇ｓ ａｌｓｏ
ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ．
１９８０ｓ ａｎｄ １９９０ｓ Ａｎｉｍｅ
Ｓｅｇａ ａｎｄ Ｎｉｎｔｅｎｄｏ Ｇａｍｅ Ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅｓ
Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ Ｋａｎｊｉ， Ｈｉｒａｇａｎａ， ａｎｄ Ｋａｔａｋａｎａ
Ｕｎｉｃｏｄｅ Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ
Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｅｍｅｓ ｓｔｅｍ
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅ
１９８０ｓ ａｎｄ ｅａｒｌｙ
１９９０ｓ Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ
ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕｐａｔｉｏｎ
ｗｉｔｈ Ｊａｐａｎ ａｓ
ａｎ ｅｍｅｒｇｉｎｇ ｓｕｐｅｒｐｏｗｅｒ
ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｏｖｅｒｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ Ｗｅｓｔ．
Ｕｎｉｃｏｄｅ ｔｅｘｔ ｉｓ
ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
ｔｈｅ Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ
ａｌｐｈａｂｅｔ ｏｎ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ
ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ．
Ｅａｒｌｙ ２０００ｓ Ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ Ｇｒａｐｈｉｃｓ
Ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒｓ ｉｎ Ｆｏｌｉａｇｅ ａｎｄ Ｗａｔｅｒ
Ｂｏｄｉｅｓ ｏｆ Ｗａｔｅｒ
Ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ Ｐｌａｎｔｓ
Ｔｅｘｔｕａｌ Ｉｎｔｅｒａｃｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ Ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ
ＧＵＩ ａｎｄ Ｇｏｏｇｌｅ Ｐｒｅｄｉｃｔｉｖｅ Ｓｅａｒｃｈ
Ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ Ｌｏｇｏｓ
Ｓｈｏｐｐｉｎｇ Ｍａｌｌｓ
Ｐａｓｔｅｌｓ
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