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SUNDAY 63
won a special award at Fantafestival in 1984. Visually stunning
work from Saul Bass.
5:00pm
478 LARP—Mad Science Funding Council (2hr) Adams (3W)
g The year 2500 in a far-future steampunk setting: the Galactic
Empire is ruled by the preserved brain of Queen Victoria. A small
number of players will play council members, and the rest will
play a rotating cast of mad scientists and con artists. The council’s
decisions may determine the fate of the Galactic Empire. For
more information, please go to http://www.aegames.org/larps/
originals/privycouncil/ Susan Weiner (m), Nat Budin, Phoebe
Roberts
479 Classic Trailer Park (1hr 30min) Otis (2W)
f Everybody’s favorite event! Ninety minutes of trailers for movies
you love, movies you hate, and movies you’ve never heard
of! Once again we reach into the dumpsters behind the movie
theatre for the finest trailers possible, old and new. This is our
last year and we’re going to be reshowing some of the ones we
screened the first time we did this decades ago.
480 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (2hr 14min) ArisiaTV
t After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the
rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke
struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force.
1983, PG
5:30pm
481 Genderqueer and Genderfluid Fen Alcott (3W)
What does it mean to be genderqueer, genderfluid, or non-binary
gender? Many SF/F works discuss gender fluidity, but most rely
on magic, advanced technology or alien genetics to make it possible.
Given the scarcity of genderqueer protagonists outside of
speculative fiction, does SF/F offer genderqueer fen more positive
role models, or reflect the same social biases as non-SF/F? And
what genderqueer SF/F authors should we be reading? Victoria
Queeno (m), Dash, Cody Mattes, A.J. Odasso, Pablo Miguel
Alberto Vazquez
482 Introduction to Megagames Bulfinch (3W)
Maybe you’ve never heard the term before. Maybe you saw the
“Shut up and Sit Down” video of an alien themed megagame that
went viral a while back. But megagaming is a new style of gaming
becoming popular in both Europe and the United States. Part
LARP, part board game, and designed for 40–60 players—come
learn about what makes megagaming a unique experience and
how to get involved with other Boston-area organizations, players,
and designers. Tom Traina (m), Jessi Cameron, Mackenzie
Cameron, Rebekah McLaughlin, Don Mitchell
483 iPhone vs. Android: No Holds Barred Douglas (3W)
Jedi and Sith. Ringwraths and Wizards. Daffy and Bugs. In the
roster of great enemies, surely iPhone and Android have a place
of honor. But which is the Dark Side? Which is better? Watch
as our balanced panel of advocates for each side reaches a conclusion
through enlightened discussion and logic. No, actually,
watch them claw through a Battle Royale of cellular dominance.
You might even see a Blackberry or Windows phone! But which
of those two would be Jar-Jar? Christopher Davis (m), William
Ian Blanton, David D’Antonio, Peter Maranci, Dennis McCunney,
Sarah Smith
484 Lesser Known Tropes v. Women in SF/F Faneuil (3W)
We’ve had enough of the tropes of woman-as-accessory, sexual
assault, and fridging. We debate what makes a Strong Female
Character. But there are other tropes that crop up in stories
around women characters that deserve discussion, many of
which deserve to be retired. This is the panel to talk about these
lesser-discussed tropes and what to do with them. Kiini Ibura
Salaam (m), Terri Bruce, Heather Urbanski, Trisha Wooldridge
485 Worldbuilding with the Soft Sciences Hale (3W)
Let’s skip past geology and cosmology and go straight to the sciences
that study culture: linguistics, psychology, cultural anthropology,
and the like. How does knowledge in these areas inform
(or laughably fail to inform) speculative fiction’s world building?
e Presentation a Anime f Film v Video t ArisiaTV