At the L.A. Times Festival of Books we learned about Mythwalker at their big, impressive booth. Maybe it was the smiling corgi in armor that attracted our attention… Mythwalker is a geolocation fantasy RPG created by Nant Games for your cell phone. In it you can play one of three species: Human, Annu (a bird-like humanoid species), and Wulven (a canine species — from which the aforementioned corgi hails). Here is the lore: “Mytherra is a fantastical, parallel planet to Earth ─ a world where throughout history its people and mystical creatures have infiltrated the dreams of humans. Over time, these visions have formed the basis of Earth’s many myths and legends. After a prolonged period of peace, Mytherra is now under attack, which poses a direct threat to Earth as well. A powerful being, known only as The Child, has reached out through the Veil into our world seeking help. She recruits you – the Mythwalker – to uncover the truth about the attackers, explore the connection between the two worlds, and lead Mytherra’s heroes in the defense of their home.” And here is the idea: “MythWalker is a geolocation fantasy RPG adventure mobile game that brings The Child and Mytherra to life through an overworld traversal system, using real locations to tell the stories of Earth’s myths and legends. With narrative-driven quests tied to an intriguing storyline, a cast of magical and memorable characters, a deep progression system, and robust multiplayer modes, MythWalker will connect players worldwide through meaningful global gameplay.” Their web site has a whole lot more information.
Sea Creatures
Posted by Micah on Thu 12 Jul 2001 - 11:05Some interesting stuff from Scientific American today... apparently great white sharks like their wives to stay home while they wander. And more disturbing, an article about the decline of the sea turtle because of poaching. This one contains a couple of disturbing and graphic pictures of turtles being cut up in restaurants, so don't read this one over lunch. There are prettier pictures, too, though.
Cow Falls Through Roof, Hurts One
Posted by Micah on Thu 12 Jul 2001 - 07:48Go read about the man who had a cow fall on him in a coffee shop. No, I'm not kidding. This is almost as weird as the one about the cow falling out of the airplane, though I can't remember if that one was true or not.
Help for Blind Albino Wallaby
Posted by Teko on Wed 11 Jul 2001 - 19:02Beanie, a nine-month old albino wallaby in a UK theme park, has undergone a cataract operation to restore his sight. It's the first time this surgery's been attempted on a wallaby.
MFM 2001 Information
Posted by TygerCowboy on Wed 11 Jul 2001 - 12:43We are pleased to announce that the Mephit Fur Meet 2001 information is now
available!
Feral! the furry summer camp
Posted by Benjamin on Wed 11 Jul 2001 - 06:20Animal Cruelty on TV Show
Posted by Micah on Tue 10 Jul 2001 - 17:03The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals wants to see the unedited footage from Survivor where one of the contestants killed a wild pig to see if it constitutes cruelty to animals. Since I don't watch Survivor, I can't form an opinion on this one... did anyone see it? Any comments?
Return of the Right Whale, and Extra-Nice Fish
Posted by Micah on Tue 10 Jul 2001 - 14:34I certainly wasn't expecting to see this after my last post about the injured right whale, one of only 300 right whales remaining... but apparently scientists are going to go after him again, this time with a different sedative to see if they can untangle him. I wish them the best success, and will keep an eye out for more news about their venture. Also on the ocean-front, New Scientist reports that there are fish that try to apologize to other fish by petting them with their fins.
Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Posted by Kizeh on Tue 10 Jul 2001 - 14:27One of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year is finally opening. Starred with heroes and heroines with much more refined polygons than those of Lara Croft, the teasers and art have every geek salivating entry to the theatres. Without giving away any spoilers, here is what to expect.
Interview with Circles Creative Staff
Posted by Flint on Tue 10 Jul 2001 - 07:28Gay League, an organization covering mainstream comics with gay themes or characters, recently did an interview with the creative team behind Circles. Pretty good interview if you want to review it: the article can be found here: Gay League Circles Interview
New Tai-Pan Fanzine Issue Available
Posted by Aureth on Tue 10 Jul 2001 - 06:24From the Tai-Pan editors: "Tai-Pan issue #27 is available now!Issue #27 is 50 pages long, contains a chapter of our serialized
novel, a complete story, and artwork by eight different artists. Issue
#27 may be ordered directly from the publisher or from Mailbox Books.
For ordering information (and to see the cover, learn more about the
contents, and find links to lots of other information about the
Tai-Pan Literary and Arts Project), check out this web site."
Midwest FurFest Charity Auction News
Posted by Aureth on Mon 9 Jul 2001 - 18:59From Mirko: "I'm happy to announce the beneficiary of this year's Midwest FurFest Charity
Auction -- Animals for Awareness, an organization that provides shelter to unwanted exotic animals, rehabilitates native wildlife and runs an extensive education program. You can get an overview of AFA's activities at http://www.animalsforawareness.org."
Furnation adds new affiliate service
Posted by Aureth on Mon 9 Jul 2001 - 18:55From Nexxus on alt.fan.furry: "You know that we have been attempting to add new services to our system for quite a long time now. Now that we are back online at our present location with new equipment and faster lines, we decided it was about time to unveil our newest service!
FurEauction.com! An Official FurNation Affiliate! Auction, online sales,
and all around cool website!" Read on for the details.
Seals and Pandas
Posted by Micah on Mon 9 Jul 2001 - 09:53Yahoo had an interesting article on what seals use their whiskers for. Not all decoration, it seems. And off the Animal Planet site, a rather amazing story (bordering on News of the Weird) about a human woman who saved a couple of panda cubs with spare milk.
YAFA- (Yet Another Furry Article)
Posted by Delphinios on Wed 4 Jul 2001 - 22:15Pitch Weekly attended last month's 'Howl, Growl and Purr' - A Missouri furry minicon, and thoughtfully wrote an Article On it!
New Cigarro & Cerveja site...
Posted by Feren on Wed 4 Jul 2001 - 10:38Tony Esteves has released the new Cigarro & Cerveja website. Along with new comics the site has a new look and feel, boasts a F.A.Q, a forum, a store where you can buy C&C merchandise, a mailing list and more.
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