CLANG! Author Neal Stephenson in the Greatest Kickstarter Video Ever

Noah J Nelson on Monday, Jun. 11th

Neal Stephenson, the best selling author whose work is beloved by nerds of all stripes wants to make a video game about sword fighting. Years ago the writer became obsessed with sword fighting and has gathered other like-minded writers and artists round him. Together they’ve been working on a transmedia property known as “Foreworld” that released it’s first product in the form of a digitally serialized novel (“The Mongoloiad”) that is being collected by Amazon in print form.

You simply must watch the video. Then go check out the Kickstarter and check out the rewards to see if you want to contribute to the crusade.

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Lighting Is An Underestimated Art

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THE WEEKENDER: PRESENT SHOCK

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