The “Subspace Rhapsody Picture Show & Sing-along,” held for the third year on Friday at 4PM in the Imperial Ballroom in the Marriott, has become a highly anticipated and popular event. Much like the “Buffy Horror Picture Show” held each year by the Urban Fantasy Track, the Trek Track in association with the unofficial Dragon Con Theater and Performing Arts… Read more →
Attending a Firefly panel, especially one that includes Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk, generally becomes an exercise in delightful overstimulation, and the panel Sunday 1PM in Hyatt Centennial II-IV was no exception. At the start, moderator Brian Richardson welcomed Fillion, Tudyk, Gina Torres, and Jewel Staite to the stage to thunderous applause. It would take a little time, but soon… Read more →
An enigma caught in a conundrum faced participants on the Trek Track panel “Creating an Accessible Starfleet Vessel” at Hilton Galleria 2-3, Sunday at 10AM. Jamie Bernstein moderated the discussion among panelists Cheralyn Lambeth, Andrew Lichtenhan, CRASH, and Iro. Accessibility, usually conceived as a problem for humans dealing with human environments, expands exponentially with the multiple worlds and multiple species… Read more →
A celebration of the play that will not be named drew an enthusiastic crowd on Sunday at 11:30AM in Hilton Galleria 5, for “The Scottish Play: An Analysis of M——” (title of play omitted for safety). Caro McCully served as moderator for the BritTrack panel, with panelists Neil Hellegers, Bill Hussar, Mark Hefferman, and Trey Lawson. “Double, double toil and… Read more →
Artists embraced and espoused creative world-building techniques during “The Art of World-Building: Creating immersive Fantasy Realms.” The panel was included in Art Show Programming and held in Hyatt Grand Hall C on Saturday at 1PM. Rachel Rieckerberg moderated the panel, which also included Glenn Paris, Heather Hitchman, Melissa Sue Stanley, and Naomi VanDoren. Some artists began their process with a… Read more →
While rushing from the Hyatt on Thursday afternoon, I saw something that stopped me in my tracks—two attendees, Ayla and Jacob Craft, cosplaying my favorite characters from The Fall, Tarsem Singh’s 2006 artistic triumph. Their outfits were so striking, so beautifully done, that I had to stop and ask for a photo. They obliged with the delight so many cosplayers… Read more →
Over the last decade—especially recently with the pop-sensation that is Dungeon Crawler Carl—LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, and related genres have been growing in popularity, and for good reason. They provide an interesting and divergent entertainment experience for readers. Some, such as LitRPG and GameLit books, incorporate stat screens and often include “blue screens,” much like one would expect to see in… Read more →
Over the last decade—especially recently with the pop-sensation that is Dungeon Crawler Carl—LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, and related genres have been growing in popularity, and for good reason. They provide an interesting and divergent entertainment experience for readers. Some, such as LitRPG and GameLit books, incorporate stat screens and often include “blue screens,” much like one would expect to see in… Read more →
