I am back a BarCamp Rochester, the unconference. We talk about 3d printing, app programming, and how to make weapons from common items that would could find around your home of office.
Ever wonder about model rockets? On this episode we are going NY Power and talk to the Monroe Astronautical Rocket Society; showing rockets from all shapes and sizes.
I look into the world of Live Action RolePlaying (LARP or LARPing for short) by going to the Goblin Games held be the Amtgard group Blightstone Hallow. See the people in the costumes with foam weapons in a free for all battle with goblins just to be annoying.
Over the past few years Smart Phones and Tablets have been popular with a large array of applications for them. I will be talking to AppRochester about what it is like to create those apps.
This episode I talk to other pdcasters and their shows. First interview is with Heather Zajkowski and Ross Johnson of the Sound of Tomorrow. Second is Sal Matt Monaco of the Oracle of Enlightenment.
Welcome to the new season of the Radical Geek. In episode 1 I will talk about the type of music called chiptunes. Chiptunes is music that uses old 8-bit computers or video game systems to create the music. It sound like music for an old computer or video game. I went to a show at the Bug Jar in Rochester, NY held by Rochester Chip (www.rochesterchip.org). Showing you performances by Faking Amnesia (soundcloud.com/faking-amnesia) and bc likes you (bclikesyou.bandcamp.com) and an interview with BC Mostyn and Nick Maynard founders of Rochester Chip and chiptune performers.
This is the season one finally of the Radical Geek. I recap season one, show some bloopers and 2 interviews that I couldn’t get in previous episodes. First interview is with Dr. Pinkerton and Dr. Z of the Consortium of Genius also know as the C.O.G. A collection of mad scientists that rock. The second interview is with musician and cartoonist TV’s Kyle that is a funny musician that has hits on the funny music project. I hope you enjoyed season one and look forward to season 2 coming in 2013.
Thirdly is the Cosplayers Movie, a romantic comedy about cosplayers and their trials and tribulations. Also find out a little move about cosplaying. Fourth group interviewed is Rochester, NY Ghostbusters, a Ghostbusters fan group where the will talk about the props they make based on the movies and cartoons and their public appearances. Lastly it’s the Lego Robotics Camps that teach kids about robotics to navigate around challenges that they have to program to overcome.
Rochester, NY Otaku is a local group where members are fans of Japanese Animation (a.k.a. Anime). At their local picnic I talk to the people there and show off the costume of the characters they dress as. Talk about cosplaying and there love of the medium of Anime. Also a special surprise at the end.