Let’s talk retirement, my geeks. We all slow down eventually. We’d all like to get out of the daily grind, or at least switch to a grind we like. We’re also not getting any younger. At some point the question … Continue reading
(Way With Worlds is a weekly column on the art of worldbuilding published at Seventh Sanctum, Muse Hack, and Ongoing Worlds) Last column I covered bias and bigotry in the settings you’re developing. Not a pleasant subject, but one that’s … Continue reading
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into some preachy tract on healthy eating or how I “found” the latest diet fad. I’m pretty tired of food-as-religion-of-the-day myself. No, this is basically how my geek inclinations helped me get healthier, … Continue reading
(Way With Worlds is a weekly column on the art of worldbuilding published at Seventh Sanctum, Muse Hack, and Ongoing Worlds) So there’s a reason I covered humans (and human-alikes) and the psychology of conflict first. Characters and their institutions … Continue reading
We’re familiar with hackerspaces and makerspaces here at Musehack – but a Cosplayspace? Yep, meet Studio Cosplay, which is opening a community workshop in 2015, located in Washington DC. An entire space for a community to cosplay, share ideas, and … Continue reading
Let’s talk recycling your electronics.Now this is something we rarely think bout since we geeks don’t like to throw stuff away, and sometimes shiny new things distract us. It’s something I admit I didn’t think about much until my last … Continue reading
Sean Mann and his company, Napland Games (which he runs with his wife, Shannon), create casual games for mobile devices, Windows, and Mac. They’re four games in, self-taught, and working to promote their latest venture, Sudoku In Space. So … Continue reading
Recently, someone commented on an email I had sent that was a poor bit of communication. Not wrong, not inaccurate, but simply inappropriate – overly wordy, not addressing the point, too much detail, etc. They were frustrated. As this person … Continue reading
Some time ago I’d mentioned the Lantern and the Outernet. The Lantern was designed to be a wireless, convenient, regularly updated library that would give people access to useful documents. The Outernet would support it, and involve a satellite-based internet … Continue reading
(Way With Worlds is a weekly column on the art of worldbuilding published at Seventh Sanctum, Muse Hack, and Ongoing Worlds). A lot of people who wolrdbuild get into roleplaying games. I feel I can make this statement clearly; its true … Continue reading