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 →
Too busy for a two-hour dungeon play-through? Would you rather game alone for 30 minutes and still have an exciting MMORPG experience? If so, the creators of Hollowed Oath are developing a game for you. Team members of God Mode Games—Dominic Bozzo (sound and music), Daniel Ball (content creator), Alex Taylor (lead developer), Rachael Conniff (head writer), and Brandon Highbaugh… Read more →
Authors, philosophers, and scientists convened on Saturday at 11:30AM in Hyatt Embassy AB, to unravel (or perhaps further entangle?) the intoxicating potion that is philosophy melded with science fiction. Moderator Shami A. Stovall, with panelists Jotham R. Austin, II; Jeffrey Falcon Logue, Wil McCarthy, and Alison Tracy, began with a homage to Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “The Measure… Read more →
Multitalented Dr. Jessica Cail amazed writers and workshop alumni at the “Writer’s 2 Day Intensive Workshop with Jody Lynn Nye,” in Hyatt Kennesaw on Friday with tales of weird science and her own escapades as a stuntwoman. A professor at Pepperdine University, Malibu. California, Cail holds a Ph.D. in pharmacology and accepts gigs as a stuntwoman in the entertainment industry…. Read more →
