For Helen Smith All Human Connections Are Miracles
Helen Smith looks at the social cost of a world in which the laws meant to protect people undermine the freedoms they were meant to preserve.
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Why The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Didn’t Creep Me Out
From my point of view, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a far better film than any of The Lord of the Rings films. I know this is a contrarian opinion, so let me explain.
Continue ReadingRising Above the Average Coop! Chicken Caesar
Chicken Caesar stands head and comb above the crowd of medium depth strategy games.
Continue ReadingGeekDad Gaming Hangout: Episode 1
GeekDads Erik Wecks, James Kelly, Dave Banks, and Michael Harrison, along with game designer Daniel Solis, work to save Christmas… I mean Yuletide Solstice Midwinter Holiday … from the Krampus in the first episode of the GeekDad Gaming Hangout.
Continue ReadingIt’s the Time They Will Remember
Erik Wecks remembers his 109 year old great-grandmother and the gift of time she gave him.
Continue ReadingLaw and Order With Sword Fights: Avarice by Annie Bellet
Annie Bellet’s Avarice gives the police procedural a twist when she adds it to a fantasy world. The result is a surprisingly good hybrid.
Continue ReadingEbook Success Hugh Howey Sells Print Rights to Wool
Old-media publisher Simon & Schuster embraces the future and options ebook phenom Hugh Howey’s Wool.
Continue ReadingFreetime Saves Time When Managing Tablet Content for Kids
The addition of the Amazon app Freetime on all new Kindles along with the Freetime Unlimited subscription service could make the Kindle Fire the go to choice for parents of kids between the ages of 3 and 8. The app …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Authors’ Hangout Episode 1
GeekDads Erik Wecks and James Kelly hang out with indie authors Hugh Howey, Ernie Lindsey, Toni Dwiggins, and Will Hertling.
Continue ReadingGeekDad Authors’ Hangout: Tonight at 6:00 PST / 9:00 EST
Join GeekDads Erik Wecks and James Floyd Kelly tonight as they inaugurate the GeekDad Authors’ Hangouts series with a discussion with Hugh Howey, Charles Lindsey, Toni Dwiggens, and Will Hertling.
Continue ReadingThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz is a Difficult but Illuminating Tale of Failure and Growth
In This Is How You Lose Her, Pulitzer winner Junot Diaz takes a courageous and honest look at male attitudes toward women.
Continue ReadingMythBusters Apparently to Air Cannonball Accident Tonight
A cannon misfire sends a cannonball through a nearby home on Mythbusters. The test which led to the accident appears to air on this Sunday’s episode.
Continue ReadingEmpires of the Void Brings 4X Gaming to Your Tabletop
Empires of the Void creates an epic board game out of the same concepts found in turn based strategy games like the Masters of Orion franchise.
Continue ReadingReview: Rascal Raccoon’s Raging Revenge!
A graphic novel explores what would happen if the Wile E. Coyote actually caught The Road Runner.
Continue ReadingTechnology and Storytelling Part 2: Transmedia Novels? Still 5 Minutes in the Future
Changes in technology may have finally cracked open the door to novels which use several different types of media to tell a single story.
Continue ReadingThe Future of Learning: A Thought-Provoking Documentary from Ericsson
Information technology is changing the way we receive information. This 20 minute documentary looks at how access to information is changing education.
Continue ReadingTechnology and Storytelling, Part 1: Transmedia World-Building
More and more entertainment companies are building large complex story worlds and sharing the storytelling load among different types of media.
Continue ReadingWordstock Day 2: The Convention Floor, Children’s Lit and Colin Meloy
Wordstock day two offers more joys for the bookworm.
Continue ReadingWordstock Day 1: Readers and Writers Talking Dystopia
Wordstock 2012 brings readers and writers together to talk about topics like dystopian fiction, magical Victorian circuses, and historical fiction for kids.
Continue ReadingFinding the Daikaiju in All of Us: Dragon Island
Daikaiju, Kaiju, and reluctant heroes. Shane Berryhill has crafted a fast paced YA adventure with a bit of a twist: our hero is an dyed-in-the-wool coward.
Continue ReadingMythBusters Returns Tomorrow, With James Cameron
They’re finally back! James Cameron stops by and welcomes them home with a Titanic myth.
Continue ReadingBringing the BFG to Life
A Geekdad discovers the joys of children’s theater at a fantastic production of Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant.
Continue ReadingA Closer Look at Story Realms Game Play
Story Realms offers a rich storytelling environment within which families can weave tales of magic and adventure.
Continue ReadingAvogadro Corp: The Singularity Already Exists!
In Avogadro Corp., William Hertling makes a compelling case for just exactly how an AI might come to exist. Did it just edit this sentence?
Continue ReadingMartian Dice: A Simple Family Casual Game
Martian Dice is a clever and simple casual game perfect for a tired family.
Continue ReadingEmperor Mollusk Versus the Sinister Brain
Another great absurdist romp from A. Lee Martinez. As the cover states: with great power comes great hilarity!
Continue ReadingTalking Money With Your 12-Year-Old
Financial education is an often neglected aspect of parenting. A GeekDad financial expert shares two principles which guide him with his twelve-year-old.
Continue ReadingGame Salute Brings Story Realms to Kickstarter
The storytelling game Story Realms is a winner, hitting the Goldilocks zone for family gaming in almost every way. Their Kickstarter campaign launches today.
Continue ReadingIn Badwater, Geology Meets Mystery
Toni Dwiggens has crafted a fine little thriller which will appeal to Tony Hillerman fans and others mystery lovers.
Continue ReadingInspire Your Kid to Make Movies at Special Effects Camp
Co O’Neill taught special effects to tweens and teens at the Norhwest Film Center this summer. He talks about camp and how his father inspired him to make movies.
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