Posts Tagged ‘genre’

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Role Playing Games have changed a lot since I picked up my first copy of Dungeons and Dragons Basic  Set (you know, the red box). But there is still an inherent flaw in most science fiction based RPGs: GUNS.
Using an abstract rules system to explain the multitude of possibilities in a fantastical setting is a [...]

Writing a genre

Posted: 16th December 2008 by Eric in writing
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I know a lot of literature and creative writing professors like to snarf on a good science fiction tale. The literati don’t seem to realize that nearly every science-fiction invention or or prediction has ultimately become science fact (you know, like telecommunications satellites, microwaves, lasers, cars, TVs and airplanes – not to mention the new [...]