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Brian's Biopolitics Talk Online

Submitted by RobBoyle on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 19:27
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The talk EP co-creator Brian Cross gave at last year's Biopolitics of Popular Culture seminar is now online in MP3 format. The topic of his presentation was "Talking Transhumanism at the Table: Designing Games for Non-transhumanist Audiences." Here's a summary:

In creating, publishing, and promoting Eclipse Phase we wanted to make a product that made an deliberate effort to engage with explicitly transhumanist and political themes but would deal with these issues in a way that complete novices to them would be able to grok.  I’ll discuss some of the issues that we encountered in making a game with an agenda, how we tried to make complicated transhuman and ethical issues interesting to play with, and some of the complications that have arisen since the game was published.

The slides from the talk can also be found in PDF format here.

Looking for GMs

Submitted by RobBoyle on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 18:00
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Are you attending Origins or GenCon? Are you interested in gamemastering some Eclipse Phase sessions? If so, get in touch! We're looking for GMs to help us run some games. We'll provide the scenarios and Catalyst Game Labs offers a compensation package based on how many hours of games you run.

Schedule of Eclipse Phase Events at TempleCon (Warwick, RI convention this February)

Submitted by jackgraham on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 15:18
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Below is a list of Eclipse Phase games scheduled for TempleCon. TempleCon is a classy little New England gaming convention (now in its fourth year), held at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island from February 5-7, 2010. The scenarios will be the same ones we ran at Gen Con (and will run at Arisia) this year. I'll be running the games, possibly with help from some other members of the EP writing crew.

Eclipse Phase Games:
Friday
6pm-8pm
 Intro to EP Demo (2 hours)
Saturday
10pm-12pm Intro to EP Demo (2 hours)
2pm-6pm An Inconvenient Death Full slot (4 hours)
Sunday
2pm-6pm Bump in the Night Full slot (4 hours)

Demo: I'll probably be running half of the adventure from the Quick Start Rules.

Bump in the Night: People are waking with a small knot on their forehead. 3 days later, they disappear. It is up to you to discover what is happening and rectify the problem.

Inconvenient Death: Dying on a mission really gets in the way of completing it.

Schedule of Eclipse Phase Events at Arisia (Cambridge, MA convention this January)

Submitted by jackgraham on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 14:47
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Below is a list of Eclipse Phase games scheduled for Arisia. Arisia is New England's largest sci-fi convention and will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts from January 15-18, 2010. The scenarios will be the same ones we ran at Gen Con this year. I'll be running the games, possibly with help from some other members of the EP writing crew.

Eclipse Phase Games:
Friday
7pm-9pm
 Intro to EP Demo (2 hours)
Saturday
2pm-4pm Intro to EP Demo (2 hours)
6pm-10pm An Inconvenient Death Full slot (4 hours)
Sunday
6pm-10pm Bump in the Night Full slot (4 hours)

Demo: I'll probably be running half of the adventure from the Quick Start Rules.

Bump in the Night: People are waking with a small knot on their forehead. 3 days later, they disappear. It is up to you to discover what is happening and rectify the problem.

Inconvenient Death: Dying on a mission really gets in the way of completing it.

TempleCon (Warwick, RI -- February 5-7, 2010)
And if you can't make it to Arisia, I'm also talking to TempleCon about running EP events there. I'll post a TempleCon schedule once it's available.

Brian's presentation from the IEET conference

Submitted by kylleran on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:42
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As promised here are the slides for the talk I will shortly be giving for the IEET conference which you can, if you want, watch live here and which I believe they will be archiving
The talk is on how we (and you) can take some of the heavier ideas about H+ and spin them in a way that has broader appeal to people who may not be familiar with H+ ideas.

Biopolitics of Popular Culture

Submitted by RobBoyle on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 13:00
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Eclipse Phase co-creator Brian Cross will be speaking at the Biopolitics of Popular Culture seminar in Irvine, CA on December 4th, organized by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. If you happen to be in the area, this event is looking to be very engaging, and the lineup of presenters is fantastic. Here's the event info:

http://ieet.org/bpcs09

Popular culture is full of tropes and cliches that shape our debates about emerging technologies. Our most transcendent expectations for technology come from pop culture, and the most common objections to emerging technologies come from science fiction and horror, from Frankenstein and Brave New World to Gattaca and the Terminator.

Why is it that almost every person in fiction who wants to live a longer than normal life is evil or pays some terrible price? What does it say about attitudes towards posthuman possibilities when mutants in Heroes or the X-Men, or cyborgs in Battlestar Galactica or Iron Man, or vampires in True Blood or Twilight are depicted as capable of responsible citizenship?

Is Hollywood reflecting a transhuman turn in popular culture, helping us imagine a day when magical and muggle can live together in a peaceful Star Trek federation? Will the merging of pop culture, social networking and virtual reality into a heightened augmented reality encourage us all to make our lives a form of participative fiction?

During this day long seminar we will engage with culture critics, artists, writers, and filmmakers to explore the biopolitics that are implicit in depictions of emerging technology in literature, film and television.

This seminar will precede the Humanity+ Summit, December 5-6 at the same venue. 

Gencon Update Day 3

Submitted by kylleran on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 22:56
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We set a new record for selling out 30 seconds.  Also we'd like you to know that selling out is overrated and we never thought we'd be had so cheaply.  Ha.  But seriously.  We're having a great time running demos and meeting all of the people who want to know more about the game. 

Also some things you may or may not see in EP in the near-future. 
- nanobees!
- jetpack and rocket equipped bears
- space kraken (with neotenic riders!)
- alien autopsies
- sloptopus (credit to Jaqui)
- magical ponies
- insect people
- transgenic eel pitfights
- Klouches
- obsolete European political parties (thanks Facebook, we love you)

Gencon Update

Submitted by kylleran on Thu, 08/13/2009 - 01:37
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Just a reminder for those of you at Gencon.  We'll be running short demos out of the booth all day as long as the exhibitor hall is open.

Additionally we'll be running longer intro games and I'll be running one tomorrow from noon to 2.  Stop by and say hi to us either at the booth or at the demos. 

Finally we will be selling 25 books per day on a first come, first served basis.  And yes, they are real.  I present book pr0n as proof.

GenCon, Interviews, and Reviews

Submitted by RobBoyle on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 20:42
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Just a reminder for folks that we posted our schedule of Eclipse Phase events at GenCon two weeks ago. So if you're headed to GenCon, sign up for a game or stop by the Catalyst Game Labs booth (#803) for a demo! You can also just come by and ask questions or pick up some other info on the game.

If there are any podcasters or other gaming news journalists out there that want to talk to us at GenCon, be sure to get in touch.

Also, we're on the lookout for reviewers, so if you're interested in reviewing EP for a website or publication when it comes out, drop us a line.

For those of you looking for some night time activities during GenCon, I'll be spinning industrial noise at an afterparty Saturday night (I'm told my set will be midnight to 1:30am), and the same folks putting this on have events Thursday and Friday too:

 
Finally, if you haven't seen it yet, there's a GenCon app for the iphone.

Obviously, we'll be away for the rest of the week, and while I hope to make some updates during the con, we'll all be for the most part busy until the middle of next week.

Schedule of Eclipse Phase Events at Gen Con

Submitted by jackgraham on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 14:22
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Below is a list of Eclipse Phase games scheduled for GenCon. All games will be held in the Hyatt Regency Ball Rooms E and F.

We will also be hosting short booth demos of Eclipse Phase at the Catalyst Game Labs booth (#803). Stop by any time to sign up!

Also, don't miss the Eclipse Phase seminar at noon on Saturday at the Marriot Indiana Ballroom E, where we'll discuss the future plans for EP, talk about the development process, and respond to any questions or feedback you have!

Finally, EP line developer Rob Boyle, aka DJ Sprite, will be spinning at an Afterparty Saturday night. Come dance to some rhythmic noise, EBM, and other electronics! @ the Ugly Monkey, 373 S Illinois St., Indianapolis. $3, doors at 10pm.

Eclipse Phase Games:
Thursday
8am-10am Intro to EP Table 2
8am-10am Intro to EP Table 11
10am-2pm An Inconvenient Death Table 2
Noon-2pm Intro to EP Table 7
Friday
8am-10am Intro to EP Table 8
Noon-2pm Intro to EP Table 2
Noon-2pm Intro to EP Table 10
2pm-6pm An Inconvenient Death Table 7
2pm-6pm An Inconvenient Death Table 8
Saturday
8am-Noon Bump in the Night Table 3
8am-Noon Bump in the Night Table 4

Bump in the Night: People are waking with a small knot on their forehead. 3 days later, they disappear. It is up to you to discover what is happening and rectify the problem.

Inconvenient Death: Dying on a mission really gets in the way of completing it.
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