Archive | September 2008

Galaxy Zoo at Dragon*Con

Imperial stormtroopers! Spartan soldiers! Functional robots! Flesh-eating zombies! Red-shirted Federation Starfleet conscripts clearly marked “Expendable”! Aliens of every shape and hue! This all sounds like a late-night film festival, and that’s part of it – but these all mean that I just returned from the 2008 edition of Dragon*Con in Atlanta. This annual event is among the worlds largest gatherings for people interested in science fiction, fantasy, gaming, the electronic world – and science. Read More…