Come to play just for fun or to compete in the tournament. Build tracks to pick up & deliver goods to fulfill contracts. EBI Tournament Qualifier. Semi-Finals Saturday 6pm.
1917: Austrian flyers have a very interesting selection of planes: Albatross DII, Berg, Siemens Schuckert D1. RAF flies French types. Fly a 1917 fighter of your choice over the Edelweiss.
Fictional worlds often include their own languages, but creating an entire language can be a daunting task. Learn tips for word generation, common pitfalls, and how to steal from the real world.
Each narrative cave setting can be different. View real cavern layouts, passages, formations, & tricky subterranean conditions. With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Author Education: How – and How Quickly - Can Landscapes Change Over Time?
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To enhance your grand-scale storytelling, explore the causes, speeds and surprising outcomes of landscape change. Q&A welcome! With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Where caves are found, the land surface also has odd terrain, strange hydrology, and weird events, building narrative potential. With Scott Rice-Snow, Prof. Geological Sciences, Ball State Univ.
Author Education: Medieval Cooking and Fantasy Foods
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Medieval food historian Daniel Myers compares cooking in medieval Europe to what is typically presented in fantasy media. Topics include common myths, medieval kitchen tech, feasts, and more!
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Have you designed a richly detailed fantasy setting for your game or story, only to have a gaping hole show up the first time a character needs to eat? What do you serve at a hero's feast? What does it take to cook that? Medieval food historian Daniel Myers compares the reality of cooking in medieval Europe to what is typically presented in fantasy books, movies, and games. Topics include common myths, medieval kitchen technology, realistic feasts, and rampant fruititarianism.
War is Hell and the impact and stresses of war machines on the human body are a growing aspect of that. Explore ways to write realistically about human-machine interaction and limitations.
Author Education: War Magic—When Magic Goes to War
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How might the presence of magic change warfare in your story? Join us for an interactive discussion where we answer your questions about magic and war and how it might work on different battlefields.
Stacey Gordon (Sesame Street's newest Muppet, "Julia") & Noel MacNeal (Bear in the Big Blue House) will share inspirations & personal experiences about using puppetry in connection with autism.
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“Autism” is not just a word; for some, autism is a way of life. But it also has many complicated associations. Professional puppeteers Stacey Gordon (the performer of the new “Sesame Street” Muppet character, “Julia,” who has autism) & Noel MacNeal (performer of “Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House” & Nick Jr.’s “Eureeka’s Castle, among others) will share their inspirations, along with professional & personal experiences, using the art of puppetry in connection with autism, & share how interested guests can use this skill, too.