SLSFC5 Celebrity Interviews!

The week of June 27th, 2012 kicks off the fifth Second Life Science Fiction Convention (SLSFC5). As with the previous conventions, this is an official Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society (ACS). All proceeds from donations and ticket sales go to the American Cancer Society chapter. The ACS chapter in Second Life has raised more than a million dollars since it was established in 2005.

This year’s celebrity guests include Richard Hatch (BSG), Jonathan Frakes (TNG), Garrett Wang (VOY), and Star Trek royalty Rod Roddenberry! If you’d like to ask any of the celebrities a question, you can do so by emailing questions@trekradio.net or join the IRC chatroom to ask your question in person. Attending the convention is free, as is getting a Second Life account and logging in. Individual events may have an additional fee and the schedule of events may change at a moment’s notice. We hope to see you there!

This convention is sponsored by The Federation (IFT), Trek Radio, StarFleet Temporal Documentation Enforcement and Correction, United Federation Starfleet, Beach Bunns, Doctor Who Exposition, Hands of Omega, House Tardis Creative Systems, Gianfar Peaks, Babylon 5 Station IV RP, Orion Civilians, Little Mos Eisley, UFPGC, Firefly Companion’s Guild, Star Trek: Intrepid, New Eden RP, Who Island Timeline Systems, Gridtalkie, Myrmidon Order, Pandora HomeTree, Vortech, Dark Eden, Vulcan Council & Lavish Living.
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Where: Second Life Science Fiction Convention 5 & Trek Radio

Cost: Tickets are purchased via the Second Life Marketplace. Limited tickets are available and sold first come, first served. If tickets sell out, additional purchases will be denied. Those who acquire tickets will be added to a private land’s access list to be able to enter the event.

To attend the Q&A sessions, each will cost no more than $100 L ($0.75 USD) when the box office opens on the event island. Tickets will be limited to between 20 and 30 individuals per session. Additional screening options may become available at a later date.

Tickets (Available June 15, 2012): IFT Event Tickets

Disclaimer: These events are co-sponsored by Trek Radio (trekradio.net). The celebrities may not actually be on Second Life in the form of an avatar. By attending these events, you are being given the ability to ask the celebrities questions and hear them answer your questions live on the air via a submission process where dedicated parties will read your questions on the air to the celebrities. Please only ask questions appropriate for a family-friendly setting.
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When: Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. PT/SLT

Who: Richard Hatch played Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica series and Tom Zarek in the recent reboot. Hatch has also had roles in the soap operas All My Children, Dynasty and Santa Barbara as well as in the movie Delta Force Commando II. Hatch has also had many other television roles including guest appearances on Fantasy Island, Hawaii Five-O, MacGyver, Murder She Wrote, T.J. Hooker and the Waltons.
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When: Friday, June 29, 2012, 6 p.m. PT/SLT

Who: Jonathan Frakes is best known as Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, Voyager and four Star Trek movies. Frakes has also voiced as himself on Fox’s Family Guy and as David Xanatos on Disney’s Gargoyles. Frakes is also a regular on a number of soap operas and television series. Most recently, he appeared on Criminal Minds and NCIS: Los Angeles.
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When: Sunday, July 1, 2012, 6 p.m. PT/SLT

Who: Garrett Wang is best known as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager. Wang has also appeared in a number of short films and has even appeared in the fan-made Star Trek film known as Of Gods and Men. Wang is a regular at any convention where nerd culture can be found, be it science fiction, fantasy or comic-based.
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When: Friday, July 27, 2012, at 6 p.m. PT/SLT

Who: Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry Jr. is the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. “Rod” manages the Roddenberry Diving Team and holds a seat within Roddenberry Productions. He has also produced and hosted a documentary about his father and the creation of Star Trek known as Trek Nation. Trek Nation airs on the Discovery Science channel periodically, check your local listings. “Rod” can easily be considered the public face of Star Trek.

This event is free and exclusively available via Trek Radio. Those who are also connected to Trek Radio via its IRC chat room will be able to submit questions during this live event.

STO Lifetime Subscriber Perk

Are you a lifetime subscriber to Star Trek Online or would you like to become one? If so, then check out this morning’s post by Community Manager BranFlakes to find out about the latest subscriber perk!

You can now enjoy the latest game from Cryptic Studios…

http://youtu.be/MxacsXMBwu0

STO Sets a Course for Las Vegas!

DISCUSSION WITH THE DEVELOPERS PANEL ANNOUNCED

Last year over 20,000 of our closest friends partied like a Spock Star at The Rio Hotel and this year we intend to rock the Prime out of the Directive once again! Since 1971 Creation Entertainment has staged over 2,000 fan conventions, and this August members of the United Federation of Planets are mingling with over seventy-five of their favorite “Star Trek” heroes and villains.

Brandon Felczer, former columnist for Massively, hosted last year’s “Dine with the Devs” event as an informal gathering at a local restaurant. The function, simulcast live over the internet by Trek Radio, was so successful the restaurant space was filled to capacity and many hopefuls were turned away at the door. Not to worry, the enchanting Terilynn Shull has moved this year’s event to the spacious DeForest Kelley theatre.

TrekRadio.net and Massively.com are proud to host a Q&A session Saturday, August 11th, at 11:00 AM local time with the Star Trek Online (STO) Development Team. This year marks Cryptic Studios’ first ever panel appearance at Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Las Vegas Convention. Cryptic staff will bring gaming and Star Trek fans alike all of the behind-the-scenes news and information they crave. Interact directly with Cryptic employees at this year’s “Discussion with the Devs” event. Representatives in attendance include:

• Daniel Stahl, Executive Producer – Makes it so!
• Jesse Heinig, Content Designer – Responsible for the implementation of concepts, objects, maps, story creation and development.
• Thomas Marrone, UI and Concept Artist – Creates art assets for icons and objects, pogs for ships, and interface elements for mini games and banks.
• Brandon Felczer, Community Manager – Monitors forums and media outlets, assembles blogs, and coordinates public relations and press releases.

The developers will be answering your questions and presenting exciting audio-visual tidbits for the convention crowd; including trailers, “sneak-peaks” of upcoming game content, as well as some cool surprises for those in attendance! So whether you’re a player, fan, or green-blooded hobgoblin this panel will have something for you!

With so many Humans, Klingons, Romulans and others attending the event, there is bound to be a massive turn-out. Don’t miss the galaxy’s greatest party, Creation Entertainment’s Official STAR TREK Convention, coming to the fabulous Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas on August 9-12, 2012.

Keep your “Comm” channels open for more exciting details and digital swag…

The Gorn Supremacy – E3 2012

Space, the final frontier… well, perhaps, but it was not the number one destination of this year’s E3 in Los Angeles. No, that honor goes to Namco Bandai’s Star Trek Theater. It was there that I dutifully took my seat, put on my 3D glasses, and let Giacchino’s magical score wash over me.

The Star Trek: The Game demo continued with the obligatory starship porn. A memorable flyby around the Enterprise, a seamless transition through the window to the bridge, and the story was well on it’s way.

And what a story it is.

Surprise surprise, New Vulcan is in trouble. Didn’t we learn from the first movie that nothing good ever results from contact with the Vulcan homeworld?

The demo showed off a unique split gaming mechanic. Each character has his own story. We saw different perspectives, one of Kirk doing his command schtick and another of Spock manning the sensors. With a potential crisis looming, the two protagonists headed down to the transporter and that’s when the real fun began. This is where the split storytelling elements started to shine. It was subtle, but it caught my attention… when the dapper Captain strolled down the corridor he received a wink and a smile from an Orion. Spock went down a moment later and she simply turned around paying him little notice. If this type of attention to detail and character is the standard and not the exception then this will truly be a great Star Trek gaming experience.

Enter familiar cover-based gaming. The intrepid Enterprise duo receives a cold welcome from some unruly scientists and are forced to set phasers to stun.

After a blast, a nerve pinch (so awesome), some fancy scanning, and a Cumberbatch eureka moment (it’s a toxin affecting the Vulcans) Kirk and company make their way to the surface.

Enter the big reveal… here there be Gorn!

These Gorn are not the slow, rubberized versions we are used to from the original series. These are fast, lithe, and scarier than Picard’s Risan Speedo. If I took anything away from this presentation, it was a recurring nightmare of that screaming, fang-bared Gorn.

And now the running and the screaming…

Pine and Quinto (cause really, the resemblance to the actors is uncanny) soon found themselves surrounded by the scaly beasts. Not even Scotty could beam them out and they soon found themselves cornered and outnumbered. Kirk doesn’t like to do anything small so he orders an orbital strike, obliterating the Gorn and half the platform in the process. Of course this alerted other Gorn vessels who began to swarm the area and then… well… you’ll just have to buy the game to find out!

All in all, a very effective presentation. Sure, there were some noticeable issues, such as what I can only describe as a texture bug making Scotty look like he just got out of the pool, but over all it was a smooth and polished demo. This is definitely a game to watch. Check back often and tune into Trek Radio for all the latest news, information, and developer interviews!

Set Phasers to Nashville

Grab your phaser, green body paint, and your best skant and get your Vulcan ears down to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville because Creation Entertainment is having a party, and you are all invited!

If you live in the Nashville area and walk the corridors of a Galaxy Class starship every night when you close your eyes we have a fantastic weekend destination for you – Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Convention, Saturday June 9th thru Sunday June 10th!

Party like a Spock Star with the likes of Avery Brooks, Jonathan Frakes, George Takei, LeVar Burton, Chase Masterson, Marina Sirtis, Nichelle Nichols, John de Lancie, and Hick of Trek Radio’s Hick At Night and Big Country Breakfast!

That’s right, our resident southern gentleman will be bringing you wall to wall coverage and behind the scenes secrets of the area’s premiere Star Trek Convention. Tune into Trek Radio all weekend long as the 25 Year Anniversary Celebration of Star Trek: The Next Generation continues!

New Trek Radio Web Design Launches!

The staff here at Trek Radio are very excited to announce that our brand new web design is now online! After 6 months going through the design and development process, our new website design and logo have finally launched today.    Trek Radio founder Zach Nicodemous commented:

We hope that our listeners will find this new design much more visual and responsive than our previous designs.  We have completely overhauled the way our website works – something which can be seen most when switching between pages using our new ajax powered “slipstream” interface which seamlessly transfers you to the new page.

Our listeners will also note a brand new schedule system in use on the schedule page and many other cool features throughout the site.

If you notice any bugs or issues with our new website, please reply to this post with a comment, describing the problem and if possible, letting us know your browser and browser version!

We have some exciting events coming up over the next few months, so as always, keep those radio dials tuned to Trek Radio!