Space opera has long been a staple in science fiction. Sprawling epics, from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars through Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers to Star Trek and Star Wars and the original Battlestar Galactica, where good and evil are easily determined … Continue reading
Developers of tabletop board games and role-playing games are known for developing a setting for players to romp around. Dream Pod 9 is no exception. Each of their lines, Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicle, Gear Krieg, and Tribe 8, have detailed settings … Continue reading
The YA ProjectWe’re back in action. We’ve split up the work and my job is making a website. Do I know how to do this? Sorta! I can make a website, but not a kickass omg-that-is-awesome website. That’s what I … Continue reading
Oops – seems I’d been so busy hijacking spaceships and slaying dragons that I forgot to post my update on the 28th. Then again, if February were a proper length, I’d still be on time. So there. Anyway, February had … Continue reading
Hello, hello, my fellow progeeks. Last month, I started this column to document my quest for a sustainable geeky career. Let us recap the events of the past 31 days. The BookMy plan was to get an agent or get … Continue reading
Last week bonnie discussed Bad Thai Disney Ripoffs and how technology for animation was putting it in reach of everyone. She speculated on how animated fanworks could one day be much, much easier to do. I of course wanted to … Continue reading
Interested in animation? I was lucky enough to get an interview with animator Josh Burton of http://www.joshburton.com/, who shares his interesting story and some career advice for all of you hopeful animators. Special thanks to Josh for taking the time … Continue reading