Moonscape photographed by Torn MacAlester from mesh terrain built from lunar digital elevation map in blender. The simulated terrain was rendered in Open Simulator.
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Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester
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Cover art by Shannan Albright Morgan’s Road By Torn MacAlester Making a living on the Moon is not for everyone, but Nelson Carmike actually preferred the airless basalt plains over Earth’s windy prairies. Unfortunately, three years of Moon prospecting left him penniless, and without funds for supplies he was doomed to face a forced flight […]
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This picture was generated by the author using Open Simulator and the Deep Dream Generator. Open Simulator Deep Dream Generator This technique is a means to create what appears to be sketches using screen captures of 3D scenes.
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A new novel by Torn MacAlester Preview Available: Thunder Moon Tussle
DetailsWorld Building for Science Fiction
Image by Snapwire on pexels I wanted to share some insight into the world building process that I am using in my science fiction stories. First off, most would call my science fiction as ‘Hard’ science fiction because of my use of scientific rigor when developing my stories. For myself, it’s part of the reason […]
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Written for: The Fiction Fountain 4 Aug 2019 Photo by Min An from Pexels Frank ‘Cooter’ Ross looked at his books, trying to find information about first contact. Where the hell is it? He thought. I know there is some information here somewhere. “What’s going on Frank?” said the female voice over the computer […]
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Some thoughts from “Thunder Moon Tussle” Coming soon, a new novel by Torn MacAlester
DetailsThe Science of “Golf and Outgassing”
Republished from APRIL 14, 2018 * SPOILER ALERT * It’s difficult to talk about the science involved in a story without actually discussing some of the aspects of the story. So as a forewarning, I recommend that you read the story first and come back to this article. I’ll continue with the article in the […]
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