Geek Improvement Podcast

After a few months of work, we’re finally ready to pull back the curtains on Quest Foundry: a quest creator for pen-and-paper RPGs where you can share, buy and sell quests. Listen in for the full skinny and more! Support Quest Foundry on IndieGoGo here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/quest-foundry-a-quest-creator-for-pen-and-paper-rpgs/ Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Or download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Quest Foundry - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/quest-foundry-create-share-buy-and-sell-quests-for-pen-and-paper-rpgs/ DM-ing for your toddler - http://gygaxmagazine.com/selected-content/dming-for-your-toddler/ Das Horn: The Drinking Horn You Never Knew You Needed, But Your Soul Has Always Longed For - http://dashorn.com/ Eon Altar cancelled - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flyinghelmetgames/eon-altar-a-tabletop-videogame-for-2-5-players/posts/664802 Will Ferrell anchors local Nebraska newscast as Ron Burgundy - http://www.kxnet.com/story/24103584/anchorman-will-ferrell-visits-kx Dwarven Delve - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/205899120/dwarven-delve-an-action-dungeon-crawl-with-a-twist Journey Through Middle-Earth: A Chrome Experiment - http://middle-earth.thehobbit.com/\ Majora’s Mask HD Fan Trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqdwT2pKYzY  Indienomicon Expo on December 5th - http://indienomicon.badpilcrow.com/

We’ve got a short show in store for you this week, as we’re busily planning to launch something new. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Or download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Snow Fight: A Warcraft Tale - http://us.blizzard.com/store/details.xml?id=1100002787

On this week’s show we visit IndieNomicon, discuss Warlords of Draenor, chat about Eon Altar (a tabletop videogame) and more! Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Or download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: IndieNomicon - http://indienomicon.badpilcrow.com/ PeriAreion - http://www.periareion.com/, Steam Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=193010307 AstroCrow Games - http://astrocrow.com/, The Last Ace of Space: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-last-ace-of-space/id429228289 Eon Altar - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flyinghelmetgames/eon-altar-a-tabletop-videogame-for-2-5-players Warlords of Draenor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYueIdI_2L0 Heroes of the Storm - http://www.heroesofthestorm.com/en-us Creating a fake identity using the deep web - http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/how-aaron-brown-a-fake-person-was-created-for-real-on-the-deep-web

On this week’s show we’re back to the normal format, and we cover a book within a book, learning to program by playing games, Captain Worf and more! Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Events on Geek Improvement - http://geekimprovement.com/events/ Dangerous Games: How to Play - http://www.forbeck.com/product/dangerous-games-how-to-play/, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvVez38SOXc S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst - http://amzn.com/0316201642, Video: http://boingboing.net/2013/11/01/s-a-novel-conceived-of-by-j-j.html Code Combat - http://codecombat.com/ Pokemon detective game - http://kotaku.com/pikachu-gets-a-speaking-role-in-upcoming-pokemon-detec-1453555155 Pokemon 3DS XL Cases - http://pokewalls.wordpress.com/pokemon-list/ and http://www.gelaskins.com/create/new/nintendo-3ds-xl November 4th Hobbit Event - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151942055741558&set=a.10150238899061558.364437.141884481557&type=1 Michael Dorn Confirms He’s Working on a ‘Star Trek: Captain Worf’ TV Series - http://screenrant.com/star-trek-captain-worf-tv-show-michael-dorn/ Edit Droid Footage - http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/26/laserdisc-star-wars-editdroid/ Craft Medieval Tents - http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/sca/tents/kuijt.article/

This week we interview Matt Vancil, writer and director of two fantastic series: The Gamers and JourneyQuest! Support Matt and Co. by picking up some DVDs, Blu-Rays and or merch! http://fansupported.net/ Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Dead Gentlemen Productions - http://deadgentlemen.com/ Zombie Orpheus Entertainment - http://zombieorpheus.com/ The Gamers - http://deadgentlemen.com/projects/the-gamers-series/the-gamers/gamers-watch-it-now/, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiTEHqAeanw The Gamers: Dorkness Rising - http://deadgentlemen.com/projects/the-gamers-series/dorkness-rising/, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buuXcHOBkI The Gamers: Hand of Fate - http://watchthegamers.com/, Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/72313320 JourneyQuest - http://www.journey-quest.com/, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVORGr2fDk8&list=PLB600313D4723E21F

We visit Nerdapalooza, chat about the Cloak and Blaster pub, discover geeky children’s books and more! Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Nerdapalooza - http://nerdapalooza.org/ Geeky kids books by Charles Thurston - http://charlesthurston.com/ Southern Pinball Festival 2013 - http://southernpinballfestival.com Leather Beer Bottle Holster - http://www.etsy.com/listing/130699189/leather-beer-bottle-belt-holster The Cloak and Blaster - http://www.cloakandblaster.com/ Second Hand Choppers - http://secondhandchoppers.com/ Steampunk Tower - http://www.cultofmac.com/250309/steampunk-tower-is-our-ios-game-of-the-week-editors-pick/ SweetFX - http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/sweetfx_shader_suite_download.html Minecraft Shaders - http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1924484-162-glsl-shaders-for-minecraft-162/ Hearthstone - http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Release Date - http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/10/14/80477-the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-extended-edition-release-date/ The Strange - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1433901524/the-strange-a-tabletop-rpg-by-bruce-cordell-and-mo Osciloscope Watch - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920064946/oscilloscope-watch Dark Horse Plans Video Game Comics: Witcher, EVE, Yaiba - http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/10/14/dark-horse-plans-video-game-comics-witcher-eve-yaiba/ Macaw - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/macaw/macaw-the-code-savvy-web-design-tool JourneyQuest - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVORGr2fDk8&list=PLB600313D4723E21F The Gamers: Dorkness Rising - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buuXcHOBkI The Gamers: Hands of Fate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DvlNV0riXw

Friend of the show Sean Buckley (@seaniccus) joins us to talk Pokémon X and Y, the virtues of filmmaking, comics and more! Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Pokemon X and Y are out, baby! - http://geekimprovement.com/videogames/videogame/pokemon-x/ and http://geekimprovement.com/videogames/videogame/pokemon-y/ Cookie Clicker - http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ Neo Geo Drama - http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/08/tommo-denies-breach-of-contract/ Null Divide - http://mtmbstudios.wordpress.com/games/null-divide/ Pen-and-paper RPG content generators - http://donjon.bin.sh/ The Strange by Monte Cook Games - http://www.montecookgames.com/next-week-will-be-strange/ Golem Arcana - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/golem-arcana History Must Be Curved - http://www.popehat.com/2013/10/09/history-must-be-curved/ The Spiral Arm Series - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004K1ESAI Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure - http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48357 Sean’s terrible keyboard - http://www.alphagrips.com/ Oberon OS - http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2009/04/22/oberon/ Vline - https://vline.com/ Carbon Fiber filament winder - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1157143472/x-winder-the-worlds-first-desktop-filament-winder

Geek Improvement Podcast Episode 25 We visit Indienomicon, gawk at fancy Pokémon dinnerware, discuss Beorn’s ugly mug and more! Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Development updates - http://blog.geekimprovement.com/post/62906603353/geek-improvement-update-3-item-submission-revamp-and Cookie Clicker - http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ The Geek Easy - http://www.acomicshop.com/geekeasy.htm Indienomicon - https://www.facebook.com/IndieNomicon Axis Game Factory - http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/30/after-kickstarter-failure-axis-game-factory-returns-with-pro-game-creation-tools-exclusive/ 8BitMMO - http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/02/8bitmmo-sticks-a-flag-in-pc-desktops-ahead-of-steam-launch/ Pokemon China - http://ollymoss.bigcartel.com/ ICE - http://scottrice.github.io/Ice/ Desolation of Smaug Trailer Numero Dos- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os1G8RtqY2c Beorn’s human face - http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2013/10/04/80027-finally-see-the-human-face-of-beorn/

Geek Improvement Podcast Episode 24 Award-winning indie game developer David J. Sushil joins us to discus his latest game, Neo-Victorian Skirmish Squad (which is on Kickstarter!), and geek out about tabletop RPGs, SteamOS and more!  Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Neo-Victorian Skirmish Squad - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/terncraftgames/neo-victorian-skirmish-squad Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix & Her Nightmare - http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/12945/vanessa-saintpierre-delacroix-her-nightmare/index.html Indienomicon - http://indienomicon.badpilcrow.com/ Learn Tabletop RPGs - http://learntabletoprpgs.com/ D&D Deluxe Edition - http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/09/dungeons-and-dragons-white-box/ and http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/45390000 Dungeons and Developers - http://www.dungeonsanddevelopers.com/ Masters of Anatomy - http://mastersofanatomy.com/ SteamOS - http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/23/valve-steambox-official/ Steam Machines - http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/valve-steambox-annnouncement-2/ Steam Controller - http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/27/valve-steambox-announcement-3/ Semanitc UI - http://semantic-ui.com/ NASA’s first Curiosity rover papers released - http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=1430 Two percent of Martian soil is water - http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/27/nasa-water-martian-soil/ Cookie Clicker - http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/ Shadowgate - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zojoi/shadowgate

Geek Improvement Podcast Episode 23 Hobbit Day, the Mythgard Institute, the Siege of Orgrimmar and more on this week’s episode! Zac may be MIA, but we’ve got two of Geek Improvement’s own to keep his seat warm. Click here to download the podcast directly. You can follow us on Twitter: @geekimprovement, send us an email: [email protected] or call in at 65 RING GEEK (657-464-4335). We’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions for topics! Drop us a line! Show Notes: Hobbit Day on September 22nd - http://legendarium.mymiddleearth.com/2013/09/19/heath-dill-hosting-hobbit-day-on-middle-earth-network/ Medium Rare & Back Again - http://dilliciousfoods.com/product/uncategorized/medium-rare-back-again-hardcover-pre-order/ Lord of the Rings Subway Signs  - http://puckworks.blogspot.com/ via: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=569796133055996&set=a.291674244201521.63650.160617097307237&type=1&theater The Mythgard Institute - http://www.mythgard.org/ and http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-mythgard-institute The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ_duzQzS1I Database of futuristic UIs - http://www.noteloop.com/kit/fui/ Gravity - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiTiKOy59o4 Spoonflower - http://www.spoonflower.com/ Shadow: Community of Dreamers - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hunterleesoik/shadow-community-of-dreamers Breaking Bad Rock Candy - http://foodbeast.com/2013/08/14/how-to-make-breaking-bad-meth-candy/ Guild Launch - http://www.guildlaunch.com/ Siege of Orgrimmar Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzQOyS5TqQ Mass Effect: Paragon Lost - http://masseffectparagonlost.com/ Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. starts Tuesday, 8 PM ET on ABC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo