Monthly Archives: July 2020

About Frontier and Representation

Posted on July 26, 2020 by matt

When I conceived Frontier it wasn’t the way it is now. There was a little collaboration from others and everyone had their own idea what it would become. For one it was Sci-Fi-Done-Right in the science. For another it was … Continue reading →

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Frontier: The Snakes of Rist images

Posted on July 24, 2020 by matt

The post “The Snakes of Rist” has been updated with some art. To give a feel for the Aliens. Pop there and have a look.

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Explorers: Ten Experts

Posted on July 20, 2020 by matt

Human Unity has build dozens of these craft; their primary purpose to map the wormholes and document everything they encounter. Because they may be out of touch with Earth for long periods, they are built to be totally self-sustaining. The … Continue reading →

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Looking at a black hole…..

Posted on July 17, 2020 by matt

if a black hole passed in front of a mirror, what would its reflection look like? pic.twitter.com/Ets4JRNwp9 — Matt Henderson (@matthen2) May 22, 2020 This is the sort of result that we got from Interstellar (with science from Kip Thorne) … Continue reading →

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Is there life out there?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by matt

CETI We present a cosmic perspective on the search for life and examine the likely number of Communicating Extra-Terrestrial Intelligent civilizations (CETI) in our Galaxy by utilizing the latest astrophysical information. Our calculation involves Galactic star-formation histories, metallicity distributions, and … Continue reading →

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SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO

Posted on July 17, 2020 by matt

SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO is set in the world of San Metro, a massive city home to some 45 Million people. Highlights of the city include the Bay Marina, The Spire, PersComm Tower, The Sumarii Building and The Arch. The city also … Continue reading →

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Frontier….2020: progress, updates and the future

Posted on July 15, 2020 by matt

I’ve begun working on Frontier again, firstly through a collaboration with a young Kenyan artist to produce some concept pieces for the book. It’s really helping to crystallise some of the thoughts but I definitely need to lock down the … Continue reading →

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Traveller (mongoose2) – 1105-001

Posted on July 11, 2020 by matt

MTU – 1105-001 – In the Beginning… Tonight we managed to have our first online session of Traveller.     

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