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Utah Geek Magazine #3 (Jan-Feb 2015)
Utah Geek Magazine #3 (Jan-Feb 2015)
Utah Geek Magazine #3 (Jan-Feb 2015)
Here it is, 2015. Happy New Year from Utah Geek Magazine!
So, what does Happy New Year really mean? For many its an
opportunity to set resolutions for the New Year. Regrettably,
many of those are broken within a month or so. For some, maybe
only a few days. For others, it may be a new beginning; an opportunity to start fresh. For most of us, it seems, its just another day
on the calendar.
For Utah Geek Magazine, its a new issue! When we started
Utah Geek Magazine, just a few months ago, we set a number of
goals ourselves. Albeit a bit early. We set these goals, or milestones, in order to consistently make a better magazine for you,
our readers.
The issue you are reading happens to be one of those milestones. First, were optimizing our use of color, but more importantly, were debuting our new recurring column, Girls Gone
Geek. Yes, it is a play on words. Yes, the women featured in
these columns are far from girls. Girls Gone Geek is a column
that provides an opportunity to feature women, in our community, who have excelled in a fields of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math). We hope these interviews
will be an inspiration to young women, as well as young men,
who themselves are striving to Go Geek!
As we continue to hit these milestones we have set for ourselves, we want to remind you that we are consistently striving to
do better. Your feedback in critical for this. We want this magazine to be as much yours as it is ours. For example, some people
have asked us why the main articles in our issues have focused on
similar topics. Well, its simply a matter of space. So far, each of
our magazines have had a theme set by the front cover and the
two main articles.
As Utah Geek Magazine expands in size we will be adding
more, and more diverse, content. Upcoming milestones for
Utahs only geek culture magazine include new featured and recurring articles, celebrity interviews, a Cosplay Centerfold, and full
color. And how do we fit all that into this little magazine? By
adding eight more pages to our next issue!
- Dennis Lundstrom,
Publisher & CEO
On the Cover:
Cover:
Illustration by Jacob Doughty. I'm an allall-around freelance art director, a
3D Modeler, Animator and Comic Artist, and ready to show my work to the
world. I finished my Bachelor's Degree in Digital Media at Utah Valley University, and hope to work in the animation industry in both movies
and gaming. jojo-bac.deviantart.com
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Contributing Editor
Ricky Alvarez
Contributing Writers
David J. West, Deborah Moore, Carter Reid,
Zac Johnson, Aldo Gomez, Keyra Kristoffersen,
Amanda Williams, Stephanie Sharp
Utah Geek Magazine may, or may not, agree
with the articles, interviews, ads, or reviews
herein. Copyright Utah Geek Media LLC. Reproduction without our expressed permission
is prohibited.
To advertise in Utah Geek Magazine, visit
ugeekmedia.com/advertise, or call Dennis at
801.839.4581
Website: www.UGeekMedia.com
Email: info@ugeekmedia.com
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Raising Geeks
A parents guide to raising children in geek culture
Gweedos
Comics
www.gweedoscomics.com
42 N. Main Street #2
Layton, Utah
atari2600@comcast.net
(801)719-6631
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Utahs Year-Round
Costume Store
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or call Dennis at 801.839.4581
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Producing Passion:
Valerie Cameron-Walker
By Deborah Moore
Valerie Cameron-Walker has an impressive resume in the
entertainment field. At 13, she
began teaching dance. Then at
the age of 21, she began her own
dance company. Currently, she is
a film maker and the events/
promotion director for FantasyCon.
If you want something, you have
to go for it, Valerie said. It isnt
always easy to follow a passion.
She admits that its been hard to
get where she is. Although it can
be tough, its not impossible.
She is thankful for living in Utah,
where there is an abundant amount of creative jobs. This is
something she is familiar with, since she has worked as choreography, the film industry and radio.
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The Fandom of
Fan Art
By Keyra Kristoffersen
Illustration by: Jacob Doughty
artist, raise your claws, wands, and swords in the air! Ignore the
naysayers and create what you love! Dont be ashamed to create
something and get yourself noticed.
Unlike the aforementioned original adaptations, nothing has
grown in popularity quite like the mixing of universes. This form of
expression has gone way beyond the simple (ha ha) Marvel versus
DC crossovers, with their impossible multitudinous array of dimensions with every kind of outcome, death, and relationship that could
be devised by the fever dreams of a rabid monkey-liger hybrid and
cooked up in a basement laboratory. It goes so far beyond that.
With the advent of better technology, online sharing, and an endless
supply of newcomers, one common conclusion has been made:
mash up ALL the fandoms!
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by David J. West
http://david-j-west.blogspot.com
Burnsie shook his head ruefully, You gotta talk to The Salamander then, man. Leave it to my stoned friend to speak the most
sense I had heard all day.
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And why, pray tell, should I believe that fools bargain? said
Sal, removing his dark spectacles, revealing fearsome pale eyes.
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with cosplay
too, being female they understand the difficulties of being in the
geek culture and the bullying that can occur. They
feel strong about this message and are doing everything they can to spread the word and encourage
others. Currently the team has 5
members to help with cosplay
projects, managing, and social
media. They have already put on
their first charity event with more
planned in the future. Eventually
they will recruit other girls to join
them in future festivities to help
them find a place and embrace
their inner geek.
To learn more about GeekGirls
Corp, check them out at:
www.facebook.com/
GeekGirlsCorp
http://geekgirlscorp.com
Twitter: GeekGirls Corp
contact@geekgirlscorp.com
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By Amanda Williams
Shadows of Brimstone is an exciting new cooperative game from the mind of Jason C. Hill at Flying
Frog Productions. For those of you who love the Wild
Wild West and supernatural horror, this is the perfect
mash -up. It is set for 1 to 4 players, and admittedly, I was
hoping for more, but a max of 4 keeps the game hum-
By Stephanie Sharp
By Stephanie Sharp
Bowl, 100 Caltech students built a sign over the city that said,
"Pasadena." Just before halftime, as the sun went down, the
sign was lit. When the 6,300 orange lights came on, the Pasadena sign clearly read, "CALTECH!"
College traditions abound! And pranking are a big part of
Caltech culture. Techies play pranks on one another at a personal, house, and campus-wide level. From the most simple,
to the extravagant. A great prank is pulled off with style and
grace. It's about unwinding, gaining respect and admiration,
and giving everyone involved something to laugh about.
Alumni continue to support the Caltech Prank Club. We can't
wait to see what they have in store for the future!
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You worship what you can afford, said Jadair dryly, repeating
a Tolburn maxim.
Youve cast away your very soul! whispered the servant girl.
Enough, cried Sal. We do what we must to save Kenazs life.
What else, Warlock?
Jadair frowned answering, We drink a potion of Heavenly
Dew, mixed with sacred gold ore powder and it is done. Keep your
word this time, Salamander.
Sal smirked but nodded. Let it be done, he commanded as
we were all taken to the outer courtyard.
I generally avoid anything to do with the diabolic arts but it
seems this time I have no choice. Flames purged, wafting smoke
from the Night-Vine leaves, as Jadair chanted something profane to
the evil snake god Apophis. The heaving smoke and summoning
ritual brought weighty vapors to my mind and then all was black.
***
Awake, Kenaz, shake the dreams from your head and drink,
came a voice. I drank the offered cup and swallowed purifying water. One of your troubles is gone, said Sal.
I saw Jadairs lifeless body being dragged away. You killed
him? But your oath?
The Salamander laughed. Oh yes; he was too much trouble.
Oaths to devil worshippers are meaningless.
The realization that Sal did not keep his word even to a man
that sought to murder me was troubling, but I had other more
pressing worries. And the other two curses?
Lysandra here will help you succeed in both of them, he said,
pointing to the renowned and beautiful thief. She knows how to
rid you of the worm of Vavath, and afterward will assist in fetching
the Reliliqyyou still have to do that. But this time its for me!
Seems there is no escaping other peoples greed.
Next time:
Chapter 4. Burning Ice and Freezing Fire
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3) (Select all that apply) Which of the following are Nintendo Consoles?
A) Famicon Disk System B) Virtual Boy
C) Jaguar
D) Vectrex
E) All the Above
F) None of the Above