Wyrd Con Science

Stolen from the Wyrd Con website, this photo shows a stormtrooper pointing a finger at the viewer, just like good 'ole Uncle Sam. Clearly, Wyrd Con wants YOU at the Con.

We want YOU at Wyrd Con. (stolen from the wonderful Wyrd Con website)

Wyrd Con is a place for stories, geekery, cosplay, creation, and the unexpected. This year, for the first time, it will also have science – courtesy of us!

Most of the Wyrd Con games and workshops are sci-fi or fantasy themed LARPs, so with our science-themed games and stories, we’re definitely the odd-folks out. Our events may be full-up, or we may have empty rooms all to ourselves. I have no idea. For sure, it will be a very fun weekend. With a little luck, it will also be a weekend spiced with ecological fun and insight. Cross your fingers, tell your friends, wish us luck, and come if you can!

Wyrd Con runs Thursday thru Sunday, September 29 through October 2 in the Costa Mesa Hilton. At 1PM on Friday, we’ll run a scientific storytelling workshop based on The Puzzle of Life. Later on that day, at 8PM, we’ll play Fire and Flora, and tell some true stories of California Chaparral. Finally, at 1PM on Sunday, we’ll host a live-action game of Fire Tag.

Puzzling in Sequoia

Last week I took a camping trip to Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks, where (among other things) I ran a Puzzle-based interpretive program at the Grant Grove Visitor Center. We had about a dozen people total, half of whom stayed around for 40 minutes (twice the scheduled program length) to better work on their Puzzle projects!  Below are some pictures from that program.