the fictional style has become an active 'scene' where steampunks dress in costume and attend meetings or conventions. this costume is a large part of the scene. many steampunks spend lots of time sewing their own outfits, or collecting accessories such as hats and goggles. the "maker" movement involves many people who are both makers and steampunks. they make contraptions, fanciful devices as either art or a pretended function. some of these contraptions are as large as cars, buses or even a steam-powered mobile house.