Author: Gareth

Transmedia developer — writer, consultant, game designer, graphic artist, and publisher. A sharp tongue, a sharp blade, and on a good day, a sharp mind.
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World Cup Predictions

Inspired by Theron’s Livejournal post, I figured that I’d venture forth to humiliate myself publicly by going on the record with my predictions:

Group Stage (Top Two Advance)
Group A: France, South Africa (home field excitement, plus Mexico’s inconsistency)
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria
Group C: England, United States
Group D: Germany, Serbia
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark
Group F: Italy, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Chile

Round of 16
Nigeria over France (yes, I’m predicting an upset here)
England over Serbia
Netherlands over Slovakia
Brazil over Chile
Argentina over South Africa (although I’d love an upset here, I don’t see it).
United States over Germany
Italy over Denmark
Portugal over Spain

Quarter Finals
England over Nigeria
Netherlands over Brazil
United States over Argentina
Portugal over Italy

Semi Finals
England over Netherlands
Portugal over United States

Final
England — yes, I think it’s their year.

And I’m probably massively wrong. We’ll see.

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Mercury Men

I’ve been keeping my on the forthcoming Mercury Men retro SF/pulp-serial web series for while now, and they’re getting close to launch.

They recently came up with a great immersive merchandising idea — they did the classic 70s-80s “collectors glasses” for the series. They also produced this great retro-styled TV ad for them:

Check out the website, and especially the blog, which features a ton of behind-the-scenes video, which might be of use to those of you out there considering launching your own transmedia properties.

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Frank Frazetta, 1928-2010

The above image is my favorite of the many brilliant works of artist Frank Frazetta, who died today at age 82.

From his seminal Conan paintings, which covered the paperbacks which introduced me to the barbarian, to his iconic Deathdealer which graced Molly Hatchet album covers, to the production art that he did for Battlestar Galactica in the 70s, and far, far more — Frank Frazetta’s work was a constant companion throughout my life.

I never met the man, but his work profoundly influenced my imagination during my formative years, and for that, I will be forever grateful.

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