Friday 10:00PM - Steampunk from Scratch
Hosted
by Vernard "Professor" Martin and Marcus Harris
The main topic is how to create a character for the world of Steampunk
using a mix of general ideas members of the audience may already have,
combined with help from the panel. We could cover such areas as;·An introduction to basic Victorian/early Edwardian life
·The real inventions and sciences of the day (as a starting point for steampunking!)
·What sort of jobs/careers people would have
·How they would live their daily lives and what dress codes were followed
·How their social standing (based on character choice) would influence the way people interacted with them
·The differences between European, American and other world areas world views, etc.
From these and questions taken from the audience, we should be able to generate a character for anyone that wants one.
The primary purpose of the panel is not so much a ‘HOW-TO’, more a WHY?
·Why would you wear gloves as a gentleman?
·Why everyone in Europe (and most of the U.S.) wear a waistcoat/vest?
·Why lasers COULD NOT be constructed using Victorian/Edwardian technology and materials?
·Why open flames and hydrogen filled airships are a BAD idea!
·And so on and so forth.
Starts Saturday 10:00AM - Pandora's Box
OK, Now you have a wonderful Steampunk Character. What are you going to do with it?
What about a "Steampunk Murder Mystery"
As the renown Hemlock Sholmes says, "Come Watkins, the game is afoot."
The annual meeting of the American
Society of Advancement through Science, is being held in the year is
1893. The special guest is Professor Lloyd Chatin, who is going to
unveil his new invention; a power source based on crystal technology
that is small enough yet powerful enough to power anything from
industrial machines to the new ‘Flying Machine’ currently being
developed at Kittyhawk, North Carolina. But murder ensues and the
prototype device and plans are stolen. Did you perform this dastardly
deed? Or can you help solve the case before this power source falls
into the wrong hands. More detailed information will be available at
FantaSciCon.
Saturday 1:00PM - Steampunk vs. Petrolpunk
Hosted by Kyle Guthrie and Marcus Harris
Could this be the demise of Steam Power as we know it???
There is a self proclaimed prophet ranting "There is a better way".
Smaller engines for a more efficient power source which operates solely
on petrol. Why have a huge boiler and firebox to generate steam to
operate a piston in a cylinder when you can inject liquid fuel directly
into the cylinder and ignite it, internally, to move the piston? Attend
this discussion and find out the answers to these and other questions.
Saturday
4:00PM - 2nd
Annual "Winter’s Last Stand" Snowball Fight
Hosted by Joe Mckeel
Hosted by Joe Mckeel
Winter is almost over, The Olympics are done, but there is one last
winter competition left, Snowball
Fight - Duel Style in a bracket style competition.
Competitors will stand back to back, take 5 steps, turn and throw the foam "snowball" at their opponent.
Judges will declare the survivor to go on to next round if both are hit. Sign up will begin at convention
opening with JoeDog from TPIT and end at 4:30pm Sat to set the brackets for the 5pm start. The final 3
rounds will occur after Feast. Entry fee will be $2 and proceeds will go to charity of the con. Awards will be
given to the winners..
Fight - Duel Style in a bracket style competition.
Competitors will stand back to back, take 5 steps, turn and throw the foam "snowball" at their opponent.
Judges will declare the survivor to go on to next round if both are hit. Sign up will begin at convention
opening with JoeDog from TPIT and end at 4:30pm Sat to set the brackets for the 5pm start. The final 3
rounds will occur after Feast. Entry fee will be $2 and proceeds will go to charity of the con. Awards will be
given to the winners..