Heather Albano's Blog, page 2
June 13, 2017
Coming soon…
On June 18th – the 202nd anniversary of Waterloo – the story continues.
May 2, 2017
Timekeeper Cover Art!
Click through to the Stillpoint site to see the art and an awesome video presenting it!
April 25, 2017
In Memory of Elizabeth Barton, March 10 1798 – April 20 1534
Last week, I was speaking at the East Coast Game Conference, my mind full of live action and augmented reality game design, and so I missed the chance to post on April 20, in honor of one of Henry VIII’s lesser-known victims: Elizabeth Barton, the Holy Maid of Kent. Yeah. Elizabeth Barton. Of Kent. She […]
April 11, 2017
Want to be quoted in an ECGC talk?
I am in search of BRIEF positive quotes about LARPing. Ideally, the emotional impact, but I’ll take what I can get. I’m not kidding when I say brief; it needs to look good on a slide. For example, “I got choked up telling the story afterward.” Or, “There were times during the game when it […]
March 28, 2017
My Favorite “Editing Timekeeper” Moment (so far)
The situation: a local from 1790 encountering a time traveler from 1815. The line: “Not only was the young woman without hat or kerchief, but she also appeared to be without a gown, to be clad in what certainly looked to Viktor’s eyes to be nothing more than a shift.” The copyeditor’s comment: “Would not […]
March 14, 2017
The Things I Read
Sitting on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, watching the snow swirl against the windows, and wishing it were January rather than March. I wouldn’t have minded this so much in January. But I guess I don’t mind it that much now. It’s warm in here, I went grocery shopping yesterday, we haven’t lost power […]
January 31, 2017
Regency Inheritance Law
Today’s research question: Under what circumstances could a Regency-era parent withhold their child’s expected inheritance? I note that in the Jane Austen canon, Mrs. Ferrars Senior “settles all her money irrevocably upon one of her sons” when the other declares his intention to make a marriage his mother disapproves of. On the other hand, Mr. […]
January 10, 2017
Arisia 2017!
Will you be at Arisia this year? So will I! You can find me at: Emerging Trends In Game Technology Friday at 8:30 in Fanueil Augmented Reality now has mass appeal. The Virtual Reality market is getting overcrowded. Giant procedurally generated worlds are old hat. Yesterday’s promises are already mundane. So what’s next? Our panelists […]
January 3, 2017
Timepiece is available for purchase!
See the Stillpoint website for details: Timepiece Now Available
December 17, 2016
Time Travel Stories To Tide You Over Until January
…sorted by medium. Print: (long form) The Anubis Gates: Winner of the 1983 Philip K. Dick award and considered to be one of the founding works of the steampunk genre, Tim Powers’ rollicking adventure features an ancient Egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire who has cracked time travel and wants to meet Samuel Coolidge, a young […]
