Has sci-fi become more mainstream in the last five years? You might scan the cinema or TV listings and wonder whether more of the shows have a science-fiction leaning while enjoying the limelight of popular slots on popular channels. You might think about shelf-space in your local library or bookstore and you might even wonder […]
Short film: The Art of Human Salvage
This short sci-fi from Dempsey Tillman features Edward James Olmos. Battlestar Galactica fans will take note! The story picks up with a 10-year-old boy facing execution. A specialist is sent in to see whether he can be saved. There’s a lot going on in The Art of Human Salvage behind the scenes which is fun […]
Short film: Traveler
A nicely made short film that follows a group of friends who tried to build a jet powered craft fast enough to teleport. Sounds risky? Turns out that’s the easy bit. There are consequences for jumping across space and time… Jump on to this teleport link if you’ve time to watch another short film. We’ll […]
9 illustrations to super charge your RPGs from James Zapata
A concept artist from the United States, James Zapata is one hell of a talented illustrator. It’s no surprise to see names like Wizards of the Coast on his pieces as James has the uncanny knack of inspiring great RPG ideas. Running low on imagination for your next big tabletop encounter? Pop over to his portfolio […]
Do you want more dark and gritty sci-fi on TV?
Are you watching any sci-fi shows on TV these days? Perhaps the new Star Trek series has you curious? Mid-way through last year, Geek Native had a copy of Jack Campbell’s Jag in Space: A Just Determination to giveaway and ran a quick poll to find a winner. To enter the competition readers simply had […]
The Consortium and the Secret War
Shades of Vengeance have returned to Kickstarter, after requests from fans, to crowdfund the expansion to their sci-fi Era: The Consortium RPG. I missed the original Kickstarter but note this new Kickstarter offers up cheap ways to secure the core rulebook. There are more details on the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-consortium-the-secret-war [Back this Campaign] If you […]
Sci-fi concept art that rocks: 10 juxtapositions of tech and nature
Ioan Dumitrescu is a talented concept artist who lives in Bucharest, Romania, and creates some fantastic illustrations. He’s worked on a range of big titles, as his concept art shows, and earned plaudits from companies like Gameloft. Ioan’s portfolio is online and well worth a browse. There’s a sample below which look at technology in […]
7 tips to building a game world on the fly
Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His new novel Sam Cane: Hard Setdown follows the ex-con artist and ex-soldier Sam Cane as she flees to fringe of humanity’s scattered worlds and finds a whole lot of danger. Geek Native wanted to tap into Tim’s experience and unearth some tips […]
Short film: Waterdrop
Waterdrop is a sci-fi short about a close of encounter of the second kind. That’s an encounter with a physical effect – more than visual, but less than actual aliens – something animals reacting, heat or a chemical trace. It’s a simple format. The audio tunes in the world as mankind discuss what the aliens […]
Short film: Cosmo
The music came first and the short animation followed it. Cosmo is designed so that you can press pause at any time and admire one of the 24 images in the graphic space journey. Gabriel Aldama (artistic director) and Pierre-Guilhem Roudet (Motion designer) use 2d & 3d techniques in this sci-fi retro adventure. Wanna watch […]
