Roleplaying as art – a collaborative project

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Edmund Metheny

I have been thinking a lot about art lately – doing photography, participating in an online art group, reading books on the subject, doodling – all that sort of thing.  I suppose that it was inevitable that sooner or later I would start thinking about the relevance of creativity and expression in the art form [...]

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What do you think of this monkey?

Posted on July 20, 2009 by mechanteanemone

Here’s a preview of the art for this year’s Emerald City Gamefest (click on the image to see larger version). At the last Gamefest planning meeting, we decided to go with “frugal monkey” as the theme for our November 2009 game day. We figured that in these crappy economic times, a free game day was [...]

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Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Posted on March 2, 2009 by mechanteanemone

Monday, March 2 is the 105th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, alias Dr. Seuss. He was a wonderful cartoonist, storyteller, and observer. In his books he spoke for environmentalism and against consumerism, racism, fascism, arms escalation, and isolationism. He also portrayed loving families that differed from the accepted nuclear model, facing problems rather than running [...]

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Non-gaming game fodder: Environmental Graffiti

Posted on February 24, 2009 by mechanteanemone

Environmental Graffiti (“Seriously Awesome Environmental News”) is a blog I subscribe to for its interesting take on environmental news.  But it finally dawned on me that it also makes a fantastic source of visuals and setting ideas for role-playing games.  Seriously, browse a few articles — all of them are lavishly illustrated — and see [...]

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