Comments on: Seoul 2008 SF&F Festival Report http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/08/23/sff08/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gordsellar http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/08/23/sff08/comment-page-1/#comment-32106 gordsellar Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:01:28 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/08/23/sff08/#comment-32106 Thanks, I'll get post more when I can. Currently still workign on that paper on Korean SF films, which should be published online soon. (Deadline on Sunday, oh my!) FinnCon! Wow. That sounds fun. Yeah, no cosplay here. Some Korean professor wrote up some theory about how Korean youth get out computer gaming whatever it is Japanese youth (and I suppose Western SF fans) get out of cosplaying. It was interesting, but I was dubious about that being the whole explanation. I think the zine culture's more online, and fandom actually seemed pretty gaming/movie heavy, but I think the bookish types are also into the lit. I was happy to see such a huge turnout for Park Sang Jun's seminar. Thanks, I’ll get post more when I can. Currently still workign on that paper on Korean SF films, which should be published online soon. (Deadline on Sunday, oh my!)

FinnCon! Wow. That sounds fun. Yeah, no cosplay here. Some Korean professor wrote up some theory about how Korean youth get out computer gaming whatever it is Japanese youth (and I suppose Western SF fans) get out of cosplaying. It was interesting, but I was dubious about that being the whole explanation.

I think the zine culture’s more online, and fandom actually seemed pretty gaming/movie heavy, but I think the bookish types are also into the lit. I was happy to see such a huge turnout for Park Sang Jun’s seminar.

]]> By: V http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/08/23/sff08/comment-page-1/#comment-32098 V Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:20:21 +0000 http://www.gordsellar.com/2008/08/23/sff08/#comment-32098 In some ways this is strikingly reminiscent of Finncon, of which I stupidly did not take pictures. Somebody did, I figured. I mean, a bit more focus on anime stuff, but a sort of unity between gaming and anime and literary fans you don't see as much at American SF cons...although unlike Finncon this didn't seem to be crammed with folks in wacky costumes. And like Finland, looks like the literary side has a lot of grassroots fan involvement and an active zine scene. So very cool. Kudos on the coverage! More like this! In some ways this is strikingly reminiscent of Finncon, of which I stupidly did not take pictures. Somebody did, I figured. I mean, a bit more focus on anime stuff, but a sort of unity between gaming and anime and literary fans you don’t see as much at American SF cons…although unlike Finncon this didn’t seem to be crammed with folks in wacky costumes.

And like Finland, looks like the literary side has a lot of grassroots fan involvement and an active zine scene. So very cool.

Kudos on the coverage! More like this!

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