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My 2008 ConFusion schedule

Posted by Karl on Monday January 07, @09:04AM
from the dept.
I'll be attending High Voltage ConFusion January 18-20, at the Troy Marriott in Michigan. This is one of my favourite cons, and I'm looking forward to reconnecting with a lot of old friends at this one. My schedule is as follows:

11:00 A.M. Saturday
Creating Settings
How are they created? How can they be used to fill out the background of the story giving texture and detail without overwhelming the plot? The writers will talk about where the settings came from and how they were developed. At the end of the discussion the audience can choose a picture, list words describing a setting based on it and write a paragraph putting the words together and voila: a setting is created.
Karl Schroeder, William Jones, Violette Malan (M), Marcy Italiano
4:00 P.M. Saturday
Science Fiction Gaming
Most young people play video games more than they read or watch television; how much has science fiction been a part of this new medium?
Tobias Buckell (M), The Ferrett, Karl Schroeder, John Scalzi
11:00 A.M. Sunday
Gluten-Free Fantasy
Most medieval cultures didn't have chainmail, swords, horses, or wheat. Yet the overwhelming majority of medieval cultures in fantasy do. What do we stand to gain by breaking the bonds of Europe on our collective imagination? And what's so scary about bolas, sled-dogs, and rice?
Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld, John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder, Jim Frenkel

Hope to see you there!

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