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raven_cromwellI'd been hearing some delightful whispers of a virtual scifi con this weekend, and then the inimitable Marie Brennan--better known online as swan_tower made this excellent overview of both the con and her workshop: mythology and folklore in science fiction and fantasy.
I've adored Brennan since her Lady Trent books--about which I've squeed verbosely to lots of you!--(if I haven't, lady dragon naturalist! in a country very much like Britain, save that our lady naturalist develops a social conscience, and finds herself peripherally involved in some excellent decolonizing work they're really fucking awesome if you're a science geek ok). So, I'm always eager to see Brennan in any context, and have rarely had the opportunity, since she's on the opposite side of the U.S. to me.
Which meant I was crossing my fingers her panels would be open to the financially woebegone incapable of donating. It was! and more to my shock and delight when perusing scheduling, a tremendous amount of free content was available.
Furthermore, this is a convention trying its best to extend the net beyond your western scifi, brimful of panels about translation and bringing nonwestern lit into the mainstream. The schedule, with events nigh on around-the-clock to fit non-U.S./UK timezones set my geek heart aflutter.
Also really have to praise the accessibility so far--have had one friend using slightly different adaptive tech have a bit of trouble--but my own experience was intuitive and hitch-free enough to make me astonished in the most delightful way. "Is this what it's like for sighted folk to sign up for things?" I rather bemusedly wondered when it only took me about half an hour to set up my schedule/get registered with a suite of programs I'd never used. (most any blind person will tell you that when looking a new program over, they pretty much expect to lose days to figuring out how the maze works.)
As you can see from my personalized schedule I intend to play gloriously irresponsible geek this weekend who pulls an all-nighter!
(no, not my fur-baby in the personalized schedule avatar; it's my I want a kitty in my avatar for various places internet please provide me a nicely cropped picture I won't need much sighted help to upload standard-issue for joining new places. It is, I've been informed, quite pretty and I wish it were my furbaby and understand why it's master is so proud and puts up lots of pictures for free use.)
Hoping some of you can catch panels--if there's anything on my personalized one you'd like to see but can't, will be taking copious notes for absent friends and am happy to share. Just hit me up with a message.
swan_tower made this excellent overview of both the con and her workshop: mythology and folklore in science fiction and fantasy.I've adored Brennan since her Lady Trent books--about which I've squeed verbosely to lots of you!--(if I haven't, lady dragon naturalist! in a country very much like Britain, save that our lady naturalist develops a social conscience, and finds herself peripherally involved in some excellent decolonizing work they're really fucking awesome if you're a science geek ok). So, I'm always eager to see Brennan in any context, and have rarely had the opportunity, since she's on the opposite side of the U.S. to me.
Which meant I was crossing my fingers her panels would be open to the financially woebegone incapable of donating. It was! and more to my shock and delight when perusing scheduling, a tremendous amount of free content was available.
Furthermore, this is a convention trying its best to extend the net beyond your western scifi, brimful of panels about translation and bringing nonwestern lit into the mainstream. The schedule, with events nigh on around-the-clock to fit non-U.S./UK timezones set my geek heart aflutter.
Also really have to praise the accessibility so far--have had one friend using slightly different adaptive tech have a bit of trouble--but my own experience was intuitive and hitch-free enough to make me astonished in the most delightful way. "Is this what it's like for sighted folk to sign up for things?" I rather bemusedly wondered when it only took me about half an hour to set up my schedule/get registered with a suite of programs I'd never used. (most any blind person will tell you that when looking a new program over, they pretty much expect to lose days to figuring out how the maze works.)
As you can see from my personalized schedule I intend to play gloriously irresponsible geek this weekend who pulls an all-nighter!
(no, not my fur-baby in the personalized schedule avatar; it's my I want a kitty in my avatar for various places internet please provide me a nicely cropped picture I won't need much sighted help to upload standard-issue for joining new places. It is, I've been informed, quite pretty and I wish it were my furbaby and understand why it's master is so proud and puts up lots of pictures for free use.)
Hoping some of you can catch panels--if there's anything on my personalized one you'd like to see but can't, will be taking copious notes for absent friends and am happy to share. Just hit me up with a message.
