Star Wars Celebration VI was held in Orlando, Florida from August 23 – August 26, 2012. Here’s my attempt at capturing a few photos from event. So many toys so little time. Enjoy!
To read why I was there check out the NASA/Star Wars panel post.
This Star Wars Celebration VI Gallery Includes Stormtrooper Cosplay, Star Wars Masks, and Lightsaber Fights!
Why Katharine Haché is Playing Games With Stories
Katharine Haché is a graduate student at East Tennessee State University that has developed interactive fiction using TWINE. We started our discussion talking about classic arcade games Burger Time and Mario Bros. Not unlike many of us who grew up in the 80’s, Katherine played those games with her parents. She pointed out how those early experiences helped generate fond family memories and affected her current interests in storytelling. Other points that were made in the interview pertained to the nature of video games, the publishing industry around them, and the tropes and clichés their stories often rely on.
Mission to the Edge of Space – 24 Hours Before Launch
Tomorrow morning, the Red Bull Stratos program will attempt to bring Felix Baumgartner back from the edge of space with a record shattering 120,000 foot skydive. The video above from Red Bull is a great glimpse into the few hours before the jump, gathering sentiments from Felix’s family and friends. Stratos mission support staff appear to be eagerly awaiting a greenlight in Roswell, New Mexico for tomorrow morning…
What is Airglow
Airglow (also called nightglow) is the very weak emission of light by a planetary atmosphere.
What is the Difference Between Holland and the Netherlands?
If Dutch does not equal Deutsch, then why do we call them “Pennsylvania Dutch”?
Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
That is the tagline for Christopher Nolan’s new film Interstellar. Here is the amazing new trailer.
Medieval Warfare in Low Gravity is Hilarious
rinoramp on YouTube educates us on the physics of the Dark Ages with a video game capture from Chivalry: Medieval Warfare.
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