Presenters: Tony Raymond, Myka Raymond, Dan McIntosh Beam in to this two-part “panel”/hands-on experience. Learn what it takes to create an audio drama from the crew that produces the Parsec Award-winning fan audio drama, Star Trek: Outpost. Participants in this session will learn the ins and outs (including how easy it is!) of production – […]
Outpost: Live! (Day 1)
Presenters: Tony Raymond, Myka Raymond, Dan McIntosh Beam in to this two-part “panel”/hands-on experience. Learn what it takes to create an audio drama from the crew that produces the Parsec Award-winning fan audio drama, Star Trek: Outpost. Participants in this session will learn the ins and outs (including how easy it is!) of production – […]
It Takes a Village to Self-Publish a Book
Presenters: Alicia Wilder, Rhianna Bowyer Go behind the scenes with the indie author, Alicia Wilder, and the cover artist, Rhianna Bowyer, behind the romance novel “Cosplay Cupid” as they tell all about what it takes to get a book ready to self-publish.
The Appeal of Tragedy: Why is “The Last of Us” so good?
Presenters: Christy Headrick, Jon Headrick, Jerek Headrick In the realm of entertainment, why do we search out painful stories? Why do we suffer with protagonists by choice? We will use the phenomenal story of “The Last of Us” as a lens to see what good tragedy provides. An audience seeks: – Character building – trials […]
Get your Greek On
Presenters: Christy Headrick, Parker Frost How well do you know Greek Mythology? Do you know the difference between a Minotaur and a Hydra? Or is it all Greek to you? Show off your knowledge and bring home the gold from this quiz game! Participants will have a chance to answer questions about the stories from […]
Jurassic Park: Science or Myth
Presenter: Dr. Steve Deus A molecular biologist with the Centers for Disease Control, focusing on evolution of mosquito DNA, chimes in on the feasibility of cloning Dino DNA like in Jurassic Park. Get your questions answered about the movie and the book before the dinos take over!
Digital + Analog: Making Art the New Old-Fashioned Way
Presenter: Brian Sullivan This panel will use a mix of live (in-person) and pre-recorded (video) elements to show the process of combining traditional and computerized techniques to create art and tell stories yourself.
Case files of Rocky Mountain Paranormal
Presenters: Bryan Bonner, Bob Lewis, Carol Olivacz Join Rocky Mountain Paranormal for some amazing ghost stories and histories of some of Colorado’s most famous haunts. The investigators from the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society describe some of their favorite stories and locations, with tales taken directly from their 25 years of case files.
Shakespeare in Space: Intermedial and Transcultural Adaptation in Return to Forbidden Planet
Presenter: Dr. Mary Odbert Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1956 CinemaScope classic Forbidden Planet is heralded as a foundational classic in science-fiction film history, holding accolades for being the first of the techno-horror genre, the first to feature a fully electronic score, and the first example of faster-than-light space travel on film. It is also unofficially understood to be […]
AI Assisted Storytelling – 2 Part Series (Day 2)
Presenters: Michael Harrington, Noah Harrington, Delaney Harrington Discover how ChatGPT, an advanced language model developed by OpenAI, is used to ideate and script captivating narratives. Additionally, learn about the transformative potential of AI image generators like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, which are capable of creating astounding art to help illustrate stories and provide inspiration. This […]