StellarCon2011 – Science Vs The Story
A panel at StellarCon2011 about balancing Science and Storytelling in fiction.
Panelists include:
Me
Toni Weisskopf of Baen Books
And moderated by Tedd Roberts.
Talking About Survivor Delayed
My apologies, everyone.
Due to some scheduling mix-ups, Mike and I have not yet been able to record the latest episode of Talking About Survivor. We do plan to do a recording for Episode 3 as well as one for Episode 4 and hopefully we’ll be completely caught up within the week.
Again, my apologies for the delay.
Requiem of the Outcast 0813: Dis-tropian Society
UPDATED LINK!
Dystopian Society. Utopian Society. Information Society (it’s a band, look them up). No one really knows what kind of society they’re in while they’re in it. Just because you had a crappy day or the economy is bad, you may think you’re in a dystopian society when in fact you are in a Utopian Society like the Jetsons. Except with people other than JUST WHITE PEOPLE.
Seriously. Go back and watch the Jetsons. Only whities as far as the eye can see.
mmmm, I’d say that the Jetsons where actually very Dystopian. Way to white-wash the future both Hanna and Barbera! Jerks.
Survivor Redemption Island Ep02
Christiana and Mike discuss the second episode of Survivor Redemption Island!
2011 Oscar-cast Episode 2!
Christiana and Mike are back to discuss the Oscar-nominated films they’ve seen since the nominations were announced.
Survivor Redemption Island Ep01!
Christiana and Mike are back to discuss Season 22 of Survivor: Redemption Island!
W100M – 86 – Platoon, 85 – A Night at the Opera
Christiana and Mike discuss their write-in candidates for the AFI’s Top 100 Movies with…
Number 86: Platoon
Number 87: A Night at the Opera
2011 Oscar-Cast 1A
Christiana and Mike begin anew their annual Oscar-nominated movie marathon!
In this episode we read the list of nominees, and also spend some time discussing The Social Network, How to Train Your Dragon, and many others! (Part 1 of 2)
Gaming Log = GLog 31Jan11
I just finished Dead Space 1 over the weekend and found it to be extremely well made. That said, it took me a long time to finish because, although I was interested in the story, the horror elements made playing very stressful. Fun, but tense and not at all relaxing.
I don’t play a lot of horror games, but I do watch a fair amount of horror movies and it was interesting to note that my reactions were very different. In horror movies, though I may empathize with the characters, I never really feel afraid myself. The way that Dead Space placed me in the armored suit of Isaac Clarke made everything much more personal, and the impact on my emotional state was substantially greater. Oddly enough, starting a second play-through right away seemed more appealing than finishing the first had, because with foreknowledge of the story and upgraded weapons, I felt much more empowered.
I may get Dead Space 2 eventually, but honestly, what I kind of wanted was to play Dead Space or something like it, but _without_ the monsters. My favorite parts of the game were the ‘fixing the ship’ bits, but all these dead things kept hassling me.
I think I would really enjoy a lighter-in-tone action puzzler that made use of zero-g and atmosphere, and maybe even other physics like temperature and air pressure.
