tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post669186666440420809..comments2011-01-16T21:56:23.712-08:00Comments on The Escapistcast: Episode 3 - "Fame & Fortune"Dr. Awkwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289484454843657930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post-24828024283606584572008-06-19T18:00:00.000-07:002008-06-19T18:00:00.000-07:00Another D&D celebrity/gamer is Lexa Doig who's app...Another D&D celebrity/gamer is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexa_Doig" REL="nofollow">Lexa Doig</A> who's appeared in a couple of SF shows.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773038335190893557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post-41620567907609022262008-06-06T09:48:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:48:00.000-07:00I think it was in Episode 3 where you said somethi...I think it was in Episode 3 where you said something like, "We need a Narnia RPG." Some time ago, somebody took a stab (a poke, really) at a <A HREF="http://www.4shared.com/file/48071790/384ed451/True20_-_Narnia.html" REL="nofollow">Narnia True20</A> setting. Also, Amazon.de has a listing for a German <EM><A HREF="http://www.amazon.de/Narnia-Das-Rollenspiel-Ulrich-Drees/dp/3865062148/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211135366&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Narnia: Das Rollenspiel</A></EM>.<BR/><BR/>Also, with regard to LARPing in education, check out Barnard College's "<A HREF="http://barnard.edu/reacting" REL="nofollow">Reacting to the Past</A>" program if you're not aware of it. The program teaches history through LARP-style simulations at over 40 USA colleges and universities. I attended a "Reacting" conference in April and plan to adapt the technique for my own discipline this fall.Christopher Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659031096782543291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post-68272183808194067082008-05-30T07:48:00.000-07:002008-05-30T07:48:00.000-07:00ANother one in the bag Bill, keep it up. Oh, thank...ANother one in the bag Bill, keep it up. Oh, thanks for putting my feedback in there! I've now been mentioned on three separate gaming casts: yours, Yog Radio (more than once) and Project:Shadow (which I've been invited to join!)Morthraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840040459998146582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post-81989836234994963132008-05-29T20:31:00.000-07:002008-05-29T20:31:00.000-07:00Great episode!Thanks for mentioning the On Board G...Great episode!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for mentioning the On Board Games podcast and playing our promo! I'll have to get one of your promos in our podcast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167765395263552899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20619680.post-70758084168614106292008-05-29T06:03:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:03:00.000-07:00THE ESCAPISTCAST EPISODE 03 - SHOW NOTESAir date: ...THE ESCAPISTCAST EPISODE 03 - SHOW NOTES<BR/><BR/>Air date: 05/28/08 <BR/>Title: Fame & Fortune<BR/><BR/>NEWS<BR/><BR/>Harvard University Gazette - "Faux terrorist exercise proves fruitful"<BR/>http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/05.01/03-oil.html<BR/><BR/>Live Action Role-Playing Game A Hit - http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local.php?id=108804 <BR/><BR/>Monster Camp Documentary - www.monstercampmovie.com<BR/><BR/>Clarkesworld Magazine - "Of Dice and Men" - http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ridler_howe_05_08.html<BR/><BR/>An endless campaign http://media.www.spectatornews.com/media/storage/paper218/news/2008/05/08/StudentLife/An.Endless.Campaign-3367266.shtml<BR/><BR/>Playing in One's Imagination, Rulebook in Hand - http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/05/9919/dead-city-productions/<BR/><BR/>Geek's Dream Girl - Polyhedral Dice for Musicians - http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2008/05/05/a-musicians-guide-to-alternative-uses-for-polyhedral-dice/<BR/><BR/>Gnome Stew - www.gnomestew.com<BR/><BR/>Review - Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media<BR/>http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/05/1314249<BR/><BR/>Blogcritics column - Prince Caspian and the age of anti-magic - Janica Unruh - http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/14/122824.php<BR/><BR/>Virtual Violence Does Not Cause Actual Violence - http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080517/NEWS01/805170354<BR/><BR/>"Grand Theft" Rationality - http://eurekareporter.com/article/080518-grand-theft-rationality<BR/><BR/>'Speed Racer' leads Hollywood's latest charge: Anime adaptations - http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-05-01-speed-racer_N.htm<BR/><BR/>Jon Favreau is the action figure behind 'Iron Man' - http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-favreau5-2008may05,0,6653890,full.story<BR/><BR/>SECOND SEGMENT - CELEBRITY GAMERS<BR/><BR/>Matt Forbeck's list of celebrity gamers: http://www.forbeck.com/2006/06/09/celebrity-gamers<BR/><BR/>SLC Punk: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2521545091546372547<BR/><BR/>NOTES<BR/><BR/>- I'll be running six RPGs for kids (and their grown-ups) at Origins in Columbus Ohio this June. See theescapist.com/ypal for more info.Dr. Awkwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289484454843657930noreply@blogger.com