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 →
I am obsessed with disruptive technologies and their impact on culture and am following the impact of AI on writing and publishing with a zeal that borders on religious devotion. As a result, I was one of those Dragon Con attendees who stayed for the last day of the con so I could see the panel “AI & The Future… Read more →
Artist and writer Steve Rude has spent 45 years in comics with no end in sight. He has won numerous awards, including the 1984 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, the Kirby Award for best artist in 1986, an Inkpot, and 8 Eisner Awards, to name just a few. His work has been featured in numerous juried exhibitions. Although he… Read more →
An exhausted panel and audience met in the Hyatt Embassy CD Monday at 11:30AM to discuss a topic very close to my heart: the future of LitRPG! Moderated by Bill Fawcett and including panelists James A. Hunter, R.E. Carr, J.B. Garner, Allora Lee, and Haylock Jobson. The panel began with a discussion of different genres Fawcett had seen arise over… Read more →
Navigating the internet as a fiction writer has shifted dramatically from casual banter to managing algorithms, building boundaries, and balancing commercial expectations. On Sunday at 2:30PM, the Young Adult (YA) Literature track brought together authors with vastly different approaches to the online world for “YA Literature in the Social Media Age,” in Marriott A707. Moderator Marianne Danneman led a candid… Read more →
Freaks, weirdos, and general deviants packed into Hyatt’s Centennial II-IV late Saturday night for a special Dragon Con edition of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The 1975 cult classic is infamous for its raucous midnight screenings. The plot is simple. Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played by Tim Curry, kicks off the movie’s plot by inviting a young couple into his mysterious mansion… Read more →
