2002 Articles The Dawn Look-Alike Contest 2002 Flying Through Time with Jefferson Starship Sunday Night Serendipity – The Crüxshadows Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant – 2002 Groundbreaking Fantasy With Poser5 The Artist Reception Ghoultown Mischievous, Charming, and Evil: An Hour with Robin Sachs Renderosity Is For Artists Mesmerizing, Haunting, Ethereal – The Changelings
Where else would it be natural for one lingerie-clad redhead to hold her sword up as an impromptu mirror for another winged beauty to check her make-up? Why the Dawn Look-Alike Contest, of course! Backstage was a wondrous array of beauty, grace, and camaraderie. Rose red, leaf green, deep purple, shiny black, and shimmering silver cloth adorned the back room;… Read more →
Thirty-five years of rock & roll hit the stage of the Centennial ballroom on Sunday night. The only band to be nominated for a Science Fiction Hugo award, Jefferson Starship demonstrated that SciFi influence as well as their trademark San Francisco sound. But the band wasn’t interested in demonstrating anything, or performing a normal concert. Rather, they threw themselves… Read more →
The only catch to my enjoyment of the Jefferson Starship concert was knowing that I was probably going to miss the Crüxshadows, scheduled in the Regency Ballroom the same night. But, in typical Dragon*Con fashion, everything was late, so I clung to a wisp of hope. When I arrived, the darkened Regency room was clustered body-to-body, standing room only. A… Read more →
Klingon warriors growled; Federation officers grumbled, all impatient for the beauteous and fearsome Klingon lovelies to take the stage for the 2002 Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant. Something had to be done. A valiant Klingon warrior sprang to action. Harassing and terrorizing the audience, he grabbed random people and dragged them forward in order to tease and humiliate them for… Read more →
3-Axis introduced Poser 5, the latest Poser release by Curious Labs, to an eager audience. This software renders 3D objects in an interactive environment for animation or 2D creation. A demonstration of its capabilities was conducted outside the art show by the Steve Cooper banner. Being new to Poser myself, I was amazed by the complexity of the textures and… Read more →
Dragon*Con 2002 is a good year for the art show so far. Approximately 3 months ahead of schedule, the art show was sold out. Seems that more bays and panels are available for show this year. Professional artists mingled with amateur artists to discuss tips and opinions with each other. It allowed the artists to tour the art show and… Read more →
Ghoultown gave a high energy, choreographed show. Their set included about 10 songs covered off their new and old album. Energy ripped through the crowd and created a mosh pit even during the slow song “Night of the Living Dead” and the occasional bad microphone work. Seems the plague of technical skill at sound boarding is persistent, but this didn’t… Read more →
