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Animated Cover for The
Game Designers A science
fiction / fantasy hybrid novel about a game designer who finds out the
afterlife has some features that game designers can take advantage of. Get
your copy of the novel at: Posted July 6, 2021 |
Star Trek
inspired me to contribute to the betterment of mankind by adding some
devastatingly funny captions to photos of Star
Trek characters. These are some Easter related meme: ) Posted July 6, 2021 |
A Skeptic Tests if
Vaccination Can Make You Magnetic Dr.
Sherri Tenpenny 'expert witness' claimed that vaccination can make you
magnetic. I was skeptical, but not dismissive, so I tested the idea. You
might be surprised by the results (especially the last test). |
Possibly the Harshest Burn
in the History of Literature Excerpt
from an interview with author Dave Duncan. Recorded May
19, 2016. Posted July 6, 2021 |
Forget Reality Podcast
Interview with SF Editor Karl Johanson Moss Whelan's
Forget Reality Podcast, interviewing Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine's editor Karl Johanson. https://anchor.fm/bcsfa Reposted here with permission. BCSFA is the British
Columbia Science Fiction Association, which has been running since the early
1970s. I interrupted Moss by accident a few times. There was a slight delay,
so a few times I didn't hear his question or point until I was already
talking. Sorry Moss! Posted January 5, 2021 |
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Star Trek inspired me to contribute to the betterment of mankind by adding some devastatingly funny captions to photos of Star Trek characters. Not all are funny (or intended to be so), the one with Spock's comment to Trelain about power is an appropriate response to all too many politicians. If you don't find any of these funny, send this video to all of your friends and tell them how unfunny I am. Posted December 8,
2020 |
Dave Duncan: Talking about
Dialogue Excerpt
from an interview with author Dave Duncan. 2:25. Dave authored more than 60 fantasy and science fiction novels. From an
interview by Karl Johanson, editor of Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine, May 2015. I mention Dave's novel Jaguar Knights. Recorded May 19,
2016. Posted Sept 20, 2020 |
The Worst Star Trek
Villain Part 12: This
video series examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the episode "Space
Seed," and the movie Star Trek:
The Wrath of Khan). This video compares Khan to the giant Amoeba from the
episode “The Immunity Syndrome.” Posted August 13,
2020 |
Why are Spaceships Always
the Same Way “Up” in Star Trek Here's an idea that might explain why, when there's no "up" in space, that spaceships in Star Trek are so often the same way "up." Enjoy! Posted Agust 2,
2020 |
Not sure if this is
the same comet everyone else was looking for. Mount Tolmie is in Victoria,
BC, Canada. |
Dave Duncan: Arguing with
Characters Dave Duncan, author of more than 60 fantasy and science fiction novels, answers the question, "Have you ever had arguments with characters while you were writing?" He mentions part of his novel Lord of the Fire Lands: A Tale of the King's Blades. Excerpt from an interview. Recorded May 19, 2016. Posted June
20, 2020. |
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Novelist Dave Duncan
reading from Children of Chaos October 19, 2007 book
reading at Bolen Books (Victoria, BC). Science fiction and Fantasy author
Dave Duncan read from Fantasy novel Children of Chaos. Posted June 16, 2020. |
Writing advice: Is it all
About the Characters? Karl
Johanson gives his opinion on the notion that writing is, “all about the
characters.” |
The Worst Star Trek
Villain: Part 11 This
video series examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the episode "Space
Seed," and the movie Star Trek:
The Wrath of Khan). This video compares Khan to Nomad from the episode
“The Changeling.” Posted April 28,
2020 |
The Worst Star Trek Villain:
Part 10 This
video series examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the episode "Space
Seed," and the movie Star Trek:
The Wrath of Khan). This video compares Khan to the doomsday Machine from
the episode “The Doomsday Machine” on the planet Taurus 2, in the episode
“The Galileo Seven.” March 25, 2020 |
The Worst Star Trek
Villain: Part 9 This
video compared Khan to the Neural Parasites from the episode “Operation Annihilate .” Posted February 1,
2020 |
Aliens on the West Coast
of Canada Video
captures from Google Maps could be interpreted as evidence of alien
visitation. Do you agree? |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzGneDqlx2g |
The Aurora Awards are a 'people's choice' award for works of Canadian
science fiction and fantasy, which have been going every year since 1980. To
nominate and vote, check out the web site at: http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/ If you enjoy Neo-opsis, please consider nominating it, or any of the
stories or artists featured in Neo-opsis. |
Dawn of the Living Socks
Original Version Dawn of the Living Socks
without the added footage, extra dialogue, and visual and sond effects that
were added to the Digital Re-release version below. |
The Importance of Science
Fiction Karl
Johanson gave a talk on The Importance of Science Fiction, at a launch event
for the Arca-45672 Audio Drama
Podcast, which is written and produced by Claire Scherzinger. Victoria Event
Centre 1415 Broad Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2B2, May 22, 2019.
Check out the podcast at: www.arca45672.com Voice actors Branden Sugden, Ryan
Kniel, and Margaret Hicks, performed some parts of the podcast stories. |
Dawn of the Living Socks
Digital Re-release Dawn of the Living Socks
was filmed in Victoria, BC from 1980 to 1982. Some members of a Star Trek group named The United
Federation of Canadian Star Trekkers decided to make the movie, and they
talked several of their friends into appearing in the movie and helping out.
The movie premiered with two showings at Imagine Con, a science fiction
convention at the University of Victoria in February 1982. Public showing
also included 2 VCons (vcon.ca) in the 1980s. This digital re-release was
done in 2018 & 19, and was released to YouTube on May 15, 2019. |
Worst Star Trek Villain
Part 8 This
video series examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the episode "Space
Seed," and the movie Star Trek:
The Wrath of Khan). This video compares Khan to the giant gorilla like
creatures on the planet Taurus 2, in the episode “The Galileo Seven.” |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMnVm_Z9X4 Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer Dave Duncan died on October 29, 2018. Dr. Robert Runté made a presentation at Dave’s memorial, at Windsor Park Pavilion, Oak Bay (Victoria), BC, Canada, on February 2, 2019. Following this is an excerpt of an interview Karl Johanson did with Dave Duncan in 2015. |
Writing advice - Human
Proofreaders Excerpt
from the panel "Selling Your Creative Works," Tsukino Con, UVic, at
Tsukino Con, Feb, 2016. |
Really Short Science
Fiction: The Pumpkin Thief Short
Halloween video. |
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Fans of Babylon 5 will appreciate this 10 second clip. Sunset Point, Cox Bay, Tofino, BC, Canada. September 2018. |
A
presentation at the anime convention TsukinoCon, on how to run a video
channel. Tsukino con was February 10 - 12, 2018, at the University of
Victoria |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ4ryqyVKQU Worst
Star Trek Villain Part 7. This
video series examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to
Khan (from the episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The
Wrath of Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to
be "the most dangerous adversary the Enterprise ever faced." This
video compares Khan to the Roger Corby and the android Ruk, from the episode,
"What are Little Girls Made of?" |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Q75cz3vtk And
His Hair was Perfect |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VYvDqm5KY The
Ultimate Eclipse Viewer. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4XVBvdqgnw The
Periodic Chart done with movie and TV Clips. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q6FL-NLA2I What
the@#$% is Going on in Blade Runner Part of Blade Runner doesn't seem to make sense. *Spoiler warnings* |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUFdULFmBE Star
Trek Theme on a Paper Tube Karl
tries to get through the original Star Trek theme. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfLXF61h7BA Part
4 of the panel "Whats Going to Happen in the Future?" "Can We Stop Genetically
Modified Organisms?," at Tsukino Con 2017, at the University of
Victoria, Feb 18, 2017. Tsukino-Con
is an anime convention. http://www.tsukinocon.com/ |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXUZv2kEN8 Part
2 of the panel "Whats Going to Happen in the Future?" "The
Great Fizzle Before the Singularity," at Tsukino Con 2017, at the
University of Victoria, Feb 18, 2017. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxlAts6QAik Part
1 of the panel "Whats Going to Happen in the Future?" "The
Decline of Future Shock," at Tsukino Con 2017, at the University of
Victoria, Feb 17, 2017. |
Justify the Science Flaw 2016 Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV9wiPC-vd4 6th annual Justify the Science Flaw Panel: Part 3. With Joe Fulgham, BJ Allan, Robert J. Sawyer, Judy McCrosky, Lynda Williams, Jaymie Matthews, Karl Johanson. Presented at VCon 41 in Surrey (Vancouver), BC, October 2, 2016. This part deals with flaws from the classic Star Trek episode “Spock’s Brain.” |
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Nonverbal Communications https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tejH3wY8TP0 VCon
2016 panel discussion “Nonverbal Communications. Aviva Bel’Harold, Claire
mcCague, Karl Johanson, Stephanie Johanson. "Do we include the nonverbal
language of aliens and humans in our writing, shows, movies, and games?
"Power poses... fake it until you become it." Panelists discuss the
value of nonverbal language in storytelling." Most
of the discussion was about how aliens might communicate. |
Are Games Art? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4PodfQRxU VCon
2016 panel discussion "Are Games Art? Roger Ebert set off an internet
storm when he suggested that, unlike movies, video games were not art, and
never would be. Are video games art? If not, will they ever be?" Information
on VCon is available at vcon.ca. |
Who are Rey’s Parents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2spwaAWitqQ There's
lots of conjectures about who Rey's parents are in the movie Star Wars: The
Force Awakens. I'm adding a few conjectures to the mix. |
Justify the Science Flaw 2016 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRDw13rMYb8 6th annual Justify the Science Flaw Panel: Part 2. With Joe Fulgham, BJ Allan, Robert J. Sawyer, Judy McCrosky, Lynda Williams, Jaymie Matthews, Karl Johanson. Presented at VCon 41 in Surrey (Vancouver), BC, October 2, 2016. This part deals with flaws from super hero stories, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Alien. |
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How’d that get on my Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3bLw-kZ4Gc VCon
41 panel: "How'd that get on my Cover? Join the Art Show Director and
several Authors, Editors and Publishers (including the Author, Editor, and
Art Director GoHs) as they discuss how cover art is chosen, what the artists
are told, and which parts of the book are used for inspiration (if
any)." Panelists Robert J. Sawye, Karl Johanson, Stephanie Johanson,
Rita Schulz, and Russ Crossley. |
VCon 2016 Opening Ceremonies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMp4VfkVuX8 VCon
2016 Opening Ceremonies. VCon is a
science fiction convention in Vancouver BC, which has been running since 1971
(vcon.ca). With Jamie Anderson, Stan Hyde, Eric Chu, Robert J. Sawyer, Karl
Johanson, Spider Robinson, R. Greame Cameron, and Stephanie Johanson. |
Justify the Science Flaw 2016 Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62KKc6S_ibE 6th annual Justify the Science Flaw Panel: Part 2. With Joe Fulgham, BJ Allan, Robert J. Sawyer, Judy McCrosky, Lynda Williams, Jaymie Matthews, Karl Johanson. Presented at VCon 41 in Surrey (Vancouver), BC, October 2, 2016. This part deals with flaws from super hero stories, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Alien. |
Star Trek 50th Anniversary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu-f3z1jWV4 The first episode of Star Trek to be aired, "The Man Trap," was first played on September 6, 1966 in Canada. 2 day later it was played in the US. This video briefly discusses ways in which people were inspired by Star Trek. |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part 6
Romulan Commander https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzGKXxd7J7Q Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to be
"the most dangerous adversary the Enterprise ever faced." This
video compares Khan to the Romulan Commander in the episode, "Balance of
Terror." |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part 5
Salt Vampire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4OstmcAqMw Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to be
"the most dangerous adversary the Enterprise ever faced." |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part 4
Charlie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdOoDmvgsCQ Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to be
"the most dangerous adversary the Enterprise ever faced." This
video compares Khan to Charlie from the episode, "Charlie X." |
Women at Worldcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgDV_3k0l7k Writer
Peter David tells a story about a sudden increase in numbers of women at
Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention). This
is an excerpt from a video of the Closing ceremonies for KeyCon 33, May,
2016. Keycon is a science fiction convention held yearly in Winnipeg,
Manitoba. (Keycon.org) From left to right, Justin
Currie (artist guest). Karl
Johanson (editor Guest). www.neo-opsis.ca John
Mansfield (convention chair). John
Speelman (convention chair). Julie
Czerneda (writer guest). Peter
David (writer guest). http://www.peterdavid.net/ |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part 3
Balok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfpYsAdS0r0 Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in Star Trek and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Into Darkness to be
"the most formidable adversary the Enterprise ever faced." This
video compares Khan to Balok from the episode, "The Corbomite
Manuever." Where No Man has Gone Before." |
Dos and Don’ts With Science Fiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5ISv6BnYAU A
few pointers on writing in this excerpt from the panel, "So You Wanna
Write," at GottaCon 2012. -Joanna
Gaskell: Webseries (Standard Action). -Rob
Hunt: Film (Phasefirefilms). -Karl
Johanson: Print (Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine) -Steve
Saunders: Comics. -Eric
Seaton: Tabletop RPGs (Crosstime Games). -Jules
Sherred: Magazine writer, website designer |
Star Trek Stamps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEx14rXboZM A
look at the Star Trek stamps and coins we purchased. |
Pitching to Various Media: "How
to Pitch to an Editor" 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGr7E4Vcs0w Pitching
short stories, versus pitching comics or computer games. Neo-opsis editor
Karl Johanson and Laurie Smith. Another excerpt from the panel, "How to
Pitch to an Editor," at KeycCon 33, in Winnipeg, MB. May 21st, 2016. |
Including Art? "How to Pitch to
an Editor" 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRqaFPyV2YI Neo-opsis editor Karl Johanson and Laurie Smith. An excerpt from the panel, "How to Pitch to an Editor," at KeycCon 33, in Winnipeg, MN. May 21st, 2016. Keycon.
www.keycon.org |
What Not to Say to an Editor "How to Pitch to an Editor"
2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX-jyRxfqTA Neo-opsis editor Karl Johanson and Laurie Smith. An excerpt from the panel, "How to Pitch to an Editor," at KeycCon 33, in Winnipeg, MN. May 21st, 2016. Keycon.
www.keycon.org |
Something to Never Say to an Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXhdWbmZ5o Neo-opsis editor Karl Johanson and Laurie Smith. An excerpt from the panel, "How to Pitch to an Editor," at KeycCon 33, in Winnipeg, MN. May 21st, 2016. Keycon.
www.keycon.org |
If You’re Intelligent and You Know It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7VH_f7hzmg I was
the editor guest of honour at the science fiction convention Keycon, in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. I and the 2 other masquerade judges needed some time to
work out all the numbers from our sheets judging all of the costumes and
performances, so I entertained the audience briefly. This
was the 33rd Keycon. www.keycon.org |
Science Versus Unfounded Opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWd2V2OJ-0 An
excerpt from the panel "The End of the World," at Conversion Con 2006
in Calgary, Alberta. This section is a brief comment about the weight
unfounded opinion is too often given. Panelists left to right: Jeff Krehmer,
Larry Niven, William Gibson, Karl Johanson and Scott Barker. Video
recorded by Jeff Krehmer. This
isn't to say that science is always right, as humans do science and humans
have biases and make mistakes. It's just that science is a process intended
to try to work around bias and error. |
Keycon 2016 Opening Ceremonies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y28tVNnC1VA Keycon is a science fiction convention held yearly in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Keycon.org) From left to right, Karl Johanson (editor Guest), Peter David (writer guest), John Mansfield (convention chair), John Speelman (convention chair), Julie Czerneda (writer guest), and Justin Currie (artist guest). Keycon 33 was held on May 20, 2016. |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part Two
Gary Mitchell Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in the show and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Ascent into Darkness to be
"the most formidable adversary the Enterprise ever faced." "Where
No Man has Gone Before." |
Dealing with Rejection as a Writer or
Artist An
excerpt from my presentation "Selling Your Creative Work” at Tsukino Con
at the University of Victoria. Feb 13, 2016. The full panel description was, " "Selling Your Creative Works. Gets some pointers on selling art, writing and other creative works, from a person who buys works as an editor and who sells works as a freelancer." |
Unintended Consequences: Access to
Information and Communications An
excerpt from my presentation "Unintended Consequences," at Tsukino
Con at the University of Victoria. Feb 13, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7S4N1W1fB4 The
full panel description was: “Unintended Consequences: Sometimes scientific,
technological or social changes have unintended consequences. Science fiction
sometimes predicts or recognizes such unintended consequences. Here’s an
opportunity to hear some thoughts on the topic by a science fiction magazine
writer / editor." |
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Unintended Consequences: Carbon Taxes An
excerpt from my presentation "Unintended Consequences," at Tsukino
Con at the University of Victoria. Feb 13, 2016. The
full panel description was: “Unintended Consequences: Sometimes scientific,
technological or social changes have unintended consequences. Science fiction
sometimes predicts or recognizes such unintended consequences. Here’s an
opportunity to hear some thoughts on the topic by a science fiction magazine
writer / editor." New
Feb, 2016 |
Tsukino Con Walk Around Tsukino
Con is an Anime convention which has run for several years, at the University
of Victoria, in Victoria, BC, Canada. I did a brief walk around video of part
of the the convention on Friday night, before my panel on "Selling Your
Creative Works." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWNVydtemDw As
seen in the video, a major feature of the convention is a great deal of very
creative costuming. Information
on Tsukino Con is available at: http://www.tsukinocon.com/ New
Feb, 2016 |
Justify the Science Flaw 2015 Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ozN_Ovd3Fs This
is the 5th annual VCon (www.vcon.ca) "Justify the Science Flaw"
panel. I bring up science or technical flaws from movies or other stories,
and a panel of scientists and science fiction authors either explain how it's
not actually a flaw if you look at it from the right perspective, or they come
up with some plausible sounding handwavium which could allow the audience to
suspend disbelief. The
2015 panelists: Joe
Haldeman Eric
Choi BJ
Allan Jaimmie
Que Jaymie
Matthews Greg
Bole New
Oct 13, 2015 |
Dave Duncan Receives CSF&FA
Lifetime Achievement Award https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDoVl3iGZU The
Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association presented author Dave Duncan
with a Lifetime Achievement Award, on October 4, 2015, at the convention VCon
40 in Vancouver BC. Dave
Duncan has published more than 50 fantasy and science fiction novels.
www.daveduncan.com Information
on the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association , which also runs the
Aurora Awards, is available at: www.prixaurorawards.ca. New
Oct, 2015 |
Justify the Science Flaw 2015 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBLRSo2d4Fo New
Oct 13, 2015 Justify the Science Flaw 2015 Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU3QSatwBqg Justify the Science Flaw 2015 Part 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNOVRdYq7s |
Star Trek Captain’s Chair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvR2HAAsBmU Editor
Karl Johanson tries out his inflatable Star Trek chair at Cox Bay, near
Tofino and Pacific Rim National Park, on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Also
appearing in the video are Emily Kazanowski and Wendy Lightbody, and Isaac
the dog. New
Sept 14, 2015. |
The Worst Star Trek Villain: Part One
Talosians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkjehCxhbHU Who
was the worst villain in the classic Star Trek series? This video series
examines various adversaries in the show and compares them to Khan (from the
episode "Space Seed," and the movie Star Trek: The Wrath of
Khan") who is claimed in the movie Star Trek: Ascent into Darkness to be
"the most formidable adversary the Enterprise ever faced." "The
Menagerie." New
August 2015 |
Minions and Sharknado Sand Sculptures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhIyW9mVa3o Sand
artist Fred Dobbs and a team of 7 others made these sand sculptures at Gyro
Park, next to Cadboro Bay, Saanich (Victoria), BC, Canada. (If anyone knows
the names of the other artists, please post it here. The
sculptures featured Minions from Despicable Me, a seal or sea lion, a large
sharknado (from the movies of the same name), a pelican and a shark from
Finding Nemo, and a lighthouse. August
16, 2015. New
August 2015 |
The
ultimate party trick involving a phaser! Impress your friends! Impress your
relatives! Impress Dave! New
July 2015 |
Is The Mission to Pluto a Fake? The Answer Might Surprise You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QlJ6oJiWt4 The
The New Horizons deep space probe to Pluto was launched on January 19, 2006,
and will flyby on July 15, 2015. But is the entire mission a fake? Was it all
done with modern computer generated special effects? Has NASA been fooling us
all? Did the rocket that allegedly launched New Horizons actually launch a
secret military neutron cannon? Does Pluto even exist or is it a fake too? New
July 2015 |
Phaser Sale! A
phaser prop used in Classic Star Trek is going up for auction. Karl is
offering his phaser for a hugely discounted price instead. New Jan 2015 |
Can We Make A Sonic Screwdriver? Karl
Johanson, editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine discusses the question
of whether mankind now has the technology to make a "sonic
screwdriver" like The Doctor from Dr. Who uses. New July 2014 |
Star Trek Shiver Syndrome Classic Star Trek
animation. Mr. Sulu on a
frozen planet. Created using Go
Animate: |
Author Ambush Steph The Video Guy has done
a series of Author Ambush interviews, This is his interview of Neo-opsis’
editor, done at the 2008 World Fantasy Convention in Calgary, AB. |
Zombie Kirk Editor Karl
Johanson wore multiple costumes for ‘Halloweek” at
his job at ParetoLogic. He combined his Zombie Day
costume and his “Science Fiction Day” costume for this brief video tribute to
the classic Star Trek Episode
“Spock’s Brain.” |
So You Want to Become a Published
Author Panel at GottaCon 2013,
Victoria BC.
This panel was presented at the gaming con GottaCon 2013,
in Victoria, BC. The panelists were: Jules Sherred
(moderator), Alyx Dellamonica,
Dave Duncan, Matt Hughes, T.J. Silver. This panel
included useful tips for writers on how to construct and sell stories.
Jules Sherred: http://www.geekypleasures.com Alyx Dellamonica: http://alyxdellamonica.com
Dave Duncan: http://daveduncan.com
Matt Hughes: http://www.matthewhughes.org
T.J. Silver : http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4312942.T_J_Silver GottaCon: http://www.gottacon.com
2014 is Feb 7 - 9 2014, at Pearkes Arena, Victoria
BC. |
Take
Me to the Kaptin by Prism. Live
2012 Vancouver BC. Vancouver, BC in 2012. Al Harlow (lead guitar, lead
vocals), Gary Grace (drums, vocals), Tad Goddard (bass, vocals), Marc
Gladstone (keyboard, vocals). |
Largest
Star Trek Drawing Ever
Drawing Captain Picard in the sand at Long Beach, BC. In Pacific Rim
National Park.
Filmed by Stephanie Ann Johanson. |
Robots at Worldcon
LA 2006
Some robots on display at the 2006 Worldcon
in LA. The robots from movies and TV series were by the Robot Man
(www.the-robotman.com). C3PO & R2D2 (from Star Wars), Robby the Robot
(from Forbidden Planet), Cylon (from the original Battlestar Galactica), Gort (from The Day the Earth Stood Still", Astro
Boy, Dalek (from Dr Who), Gigantor
and Drone # 2 "Huey" (from Silent Running). The Mars Exploration
Rover robot was by the Jet Propulsion Lab. August 2005. |
Star Trek happy Birthday Animation A Star Trek Happy Birthday wish, created
at http://goanimate.com/ |
Eight Millimetre
Model Aircraft An 8 millimeter movie that Karl and his
friend John Wright and I did in junior high school in 1978. I forget what
type of plane the model was. We used a vacuum cleaner to blow air on the
propeller to get it to spin while filming. We ran out of film just as their
aircraft was exploding on the ground, so we missed part of it. The explosion
lit a bit of John's hair on fire as he was filming. The 'laser' was hand
scratched onto the film. The film was run quite a few times, so there's lots of scratch marks & such on the film. I
had it transferred to DVD in 2009, which has added some MPEG compression
artifacts. I added the sound in 2010. |
Animated Snake Puzzle Toy
An animation I did of a Snake Puzzle Toy in (I think) 1981. (No sound) I recently had the Super 8 film converted to DVD. |
Apocalyptic Memes An excerpt from the panel "The End
of the World," at Conversion Con 2006 in Calgary, Alberta. Panelists
left to right: Jeff Krehmer, Larry Niven, William
Gibson, Karl Johanson and Scott Barker. |
Asteroids and Politics Another excerpt from the panel "The
End of the World," at Conversion Con 2006 in Calgary, Alberta. This
section is about the political reactions that might happen if we found out a
large meteor was going to hit the Earth. Panelists left to right: Jeff Krehmer, Larry Niven, William Gibson, Karl Johanson and
Scott Barker. |
Aurora Awards 2009: Best Work in
English: Short Form 2009 Aurora Award Ceremony
www.prix-aurora-awards.ca. The Auroras Awards is a Canadian 'people's choice'
award for work in fantasy and science fiction. Part of Worldcon
2009 in Montreal. -"Back"
Susan J. Forest. -"A
Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase by Van Gogh" Douglas Smith. |
Aurora Awards 2009: Best Work in
French: Short Form 2009 Aurora Award Ceremony
www.prix-aurora-awards.ca. The Auroras are a Canadian 'people's choice' award
for works of fantasy or science fiction. Part of Worldcon
2009 in Montreal. -"La
révolte des gilets-malins"
Michèle Laframboise. -"Jos
Montferrand et le Grand Brigand des routes" |
Aurora
Awards 2009: Best Work in English: Other
-Of
Faerie, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff. -On
Spec magazine, Diane Walton, Ed. |
Aurora Awards 2009: Best Work in
English: Long Form 2009 Aurora Award Ceremony
www.prix-aurora-awards.ca. The Auroras Awards are Canadian 'people's choice'
awards for work in fantasy and science fiction. Part of Worldcon
2009 in Montreal. -Defining
Diana, Hayden Trenholm. |
Budgie Chick: Assisted Flight (Day
23) I thought that the budgie chick would
enjoy an assisted flight, as its wings aren't developed enough for it to fly
on its own. (23 days old.) I added a soundtrack to give it a bit of an SF
feel. |
Doodle Trek Some hand drawn Trek animation I did in
1987. I filmed it with a Super 8 camera in 1993. I had it telecined
to DVD in 2009, then converted it to WMV and added sound in 2010. There's a
bit of dirt & some scratches on the film and some compression artifacting from the DVD conversion. |
Captain Picard and the Gorn Short animated movie about an alien
encounter. I put this together in 2007 or so. This is my second Picard
cartoon, as he's about the only character I can draw somewhat consistently. |
Gottacon
gaming convention 2010 Victoria BC A walk around video at Gottacon, a
gaming convention at Pearkes Arena in Victoria BC.
This is Friday night, Feb 5, 2010. We had a dealers table for Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine, for the con. I did the walk around during a lull in
the dealer room traffic. The light level went up & down on the
camera a bit for some reason, possibly low batteries. |
Karl's Paper Starship
This is video is an excerpt from the
panel "Spaceships on the Cheap." Conversion Con 2006. Calgary,
Alberta. Left to right, Karl Johanson, unknown, Blair Peterson, Larry Niven
and unknown. |
Lego Crane
Lego animation of some classic video games filmed with a digital camera in 2004. |
Lego: Building Blocks"
Animation
Lego and clay animation by Karl and
Stephanie Johanson in 1989. Background art by Stephanie Johanson. |
Lego Video Games Animation
Lego animation of some classic video games filmed with a digital camera in 2004. |
A Little Bit of Lego Animation
Some Super 8 animation I did on the floor of my parent's basement some years ago. Transferred to DVD in 2009. Converted to WMV and sound added in 2010. |
Proof of Alien Visitation
A very unusual structure found on the
beach at Florencia Bay, Pacific Rim National Park, BC, Canada. In this mini mini documentary, Karl Johanson
discusses the most plausible theory of this structure's origin. |
Really Short Science Fiction: Can I
Borrow Your Time Machine? Some art, characters and props from Go
Animate. Writing, additional background art and prop art, animation, music
and timing by: Karl Johanson and Stephanie Ann Johanson |
Really Short Science Fiction: Tycho Just like the title says, some really
short science fiction. In this episode we see a couple enjoying the cuisine
of a lunar restaurant at the crater Tycho. |
Soylent Green Panel at VCon 35 An excerpt from the panel discussion,
"Our Green Future Doesn't Have to be Soylent." VCon 35, Vancouver
BC, October 1 - 3, 2010. Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel. Panelists (left to right), writer Donna
McMahon, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine editor Karl Johanson and writer
Paula Johanson. The novel "Make Room Make Room"
by Harry Harrison was published in 1966. The movie "Soylent Green"
was released in 1973. This excerpt from the panel was filmed by
Stephanie Ann Johanson, using an Olympus Stylus Tough 300, with audio from
the on board microphone. I was a moment late for the panel, so
someone put a drawing of me on the whiteboard behind us, as I rushed from a
previous panel. |
Star Trek: Phaser
Bounce A Trek cartoon I put together a few years
ago. |
Star Trek: The Search for an Episode Trek Animation - created at http://goanimate.com/. The Classic Trek characters go on a
search for a new episode. Writing, production, and some background
and prop art by Karl Johanson. Additional backgrounds and props, as well as
input on dialogue, character motion and scene timing by and Stephanie Ann
Johanson. The art which isn't from GoAnimate.com (such as the blown up
computers and the inside of the cave) was produced using PhotoShop
7. Elevator music by Wendy Lightbody |
Transporter A server cage showed up in the office at my old job. It sat in the entrance for a few weeks and lots of people wondered what it was, so I made this video and emailed it to everyone. (No audio.) |
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