May I recall, that I work pretty hard on CD Action blog, and have just began writing on Andrzej "General" Sawicki blog "EGM w Sosie Własnym Unrated". Enjoy : ).

It was an honor to meet Jakub Winiarski and talk to him. He composed quite an interesting interview with me which he placed on his website "The literature is sexy". Enjoy :-).

In the newest issue of Nowa Fantastyka one can read my article "Self realization". Enjoy :-).

In the newest Farhenheit issue one can read an interview with me led by Mariusz Klimek. Enjoy the reading :-)

A long time ago I have seen a movie "A boy with a gun" or something like that. It was about a little lad, who dreamed of a water pistol, which was available at the local store, alas too expensive for him. His grandfather gave him a real, heavy gun, which was supposed to be used one day, when the boy grows up. Then the act of vendetta would be fulfilled. The main hero would kill somebody to save family honor. The boy listened to his grandfather in silence, and nodded that he will do his duty. I don't remember how the story unfolded, but I recall the last scene: the boy running to his colleagues, laughing, firing his brand new, colorful water pistol. I think, the scene showed the beauty of manhood: the hero did not want the real weapon. Did not want to shoot with metal bullets. He wanted to play with water, colorful toy.

When I observed toy guns at the mall lately, I thought it would be good if those yellow and red and blue toys trapped the idea of war, so that people would only play war, did not fulfill its "metal" form.

It would be beautiful, and still human.

Christmas and New Year bests

Marcin Przybyłek

Nordcon starts today, but I'll be there since Friday. Here is the plan:

Friday

21.00 Self defence mechanism - lecture, Visualium Minor

Saturday

10.00 - Gamedec contest
16.30 - Shocking psychological experiments
18.30 - Author meeting + gamedec spot presentation

Everybody is invited, of course :-)

"A graphic artist needed" one would say. I deeply believe in creations attacking many senses. I deal with words, but would happily greet a cooperation with a graphic artist with a mature style, who, eager to create gamedecverse, would paint / draw scenes of my books, not counting on immediate fees (in writers career this sort of things is a long wait). I look for someone, who would like to construct the graphical side of gamedecverse. If you wanted to contact me a long time ago, it is a proper time. Just click "contact" and do it :-).

It is non officially known, that I paint Warhammer 40 000 models from time to time. It has been a great surprise and pleasure to me to find out that my Forge World Space Marine (a slight conversion) was placed on the front of the prestigious Modelwork forum. Should anyone be interested, the model can be seen on more photographs here :-).

Since this Friday I will be on Falkon. in Lublin. Two lectures plus film show. Everybody is invited of course :-).

In the newest Nowa Fantastyka one can find my column "Machine heart" on the feelings in mechanic brains. Quite interesting. Enjoy :-).

This Saturday I will be on Portykon in Sosnowiec. Here is, what I'll do:

Saturday,

13.00 - 14.00, lecture room 1 - Shocking psychological experiments

18.00 - 19.00, lecture room 1 - An author meeting and gamedec spot show

20.00 - 21.00, competition room 1 - gamedec competition

21.00 - 22.00, lecture room 1 - Self defence mechanisms

Everybody is invited, of course :).

I work pretty hard on the fifth tome of gamedec adventures, so it is time to announce it's working title, and to show it's unofficial cover. The title is "Gamedec. The time of strong creatures". And the cover can be seen below. The illustration author is Marcin Jakubowski.

The SuperNOWA publishing house announced the date of publishing the "Storm" gamedec tome: February 2010. Let us hope that fans will handle it.

This Saturday (17.10.2009) I will visit Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury at Tumska 9, and attend my author meeting, where the gamedec promoting spot will be presented. I will tell how the film was made, and share the knowledge on body language and the differences between male and female communication. Everybody is invited :-).

Gildia, though quite a nice portal, didn't meet my expectations as far as blog service is concerned. I decided to move. Should you be interested, you may find my blog texts here http://forum.cdaction.pl/blog/marcin_przybylek. Enjoy :-)

In the newest issue of Nowa Fantastyka one can read my new column "The philosophy of Matrix". Enjoy :-).

I will be on Polcon.

Here's what I'll do:

Friday

12.00 - 13.00, room 358 (assembly hall) - Panel discussion with Andrzej Sawicki: Computer games - a new kind of art

16.00 - 17.00, room 38 - Psychologia głębi - a multimedial presentation

17.00 - 18.00, room 358 (assembly hall) - Aliens on the Earth - a lecture

19.00 - 21.00, room 358 (assembly hall) - An author meeting and the last pre-premiere show of an animated spot promoting the gamedec saga (leading: Klaudia "Foka" Heintze)

Saturday

16.00 - 17.00, room 38 - Narrative identity (a theory by Dan Mc'Adams) - a lecture

18.00 - 19.00, room 362 (competitions) - A gamedec contest

Sunday

12.00 - 13.00, room 38 - C. G. Jung typology - a multimedial presentation

Everybody is invited, of course :)

The latest Nowa Fantastyka has a very nice cover by Tomasz Maroński, showing Archangel type Skymour, which is also on the cover of the 4th gamedec book. We are happy as you are :-).

I am sorry for temporary absence. I had so many things to do, that I lacked time virtually for everything. This news will collect everything, that is was missing.

1. I hope, that today one still can buy Nowa Fantastyka containing my column "Reflection":

3. In Fahrenheit one may read a splendid review of "Gamedec. Little Toys: Flashes" by Mariusz Klimek. Enjoy :-).

4. A promotional animated film of gamedec is finished. It looks great and it sounds perfect too. Internauts will be albe to watch it from September 2009, on the day when "Gamedec. Little Toys: Storm" will have been published. However there will be some occasions to see it before that. The first public presentation took place during Festiwal Fantastyki in Nidzica, and the next will be during Zahcon, Avangarda and Polcon. You want to see it? Come and see it :-).

5. I attended Festiwal Fantastyki in Nidzica. The atmosphere was superb, regardless of rainy weather. Nidzica is a pearl on the map of polish conventions, I have no doubts about it. I delivered a presentation on paintings by Tomasz Maroński, which was received very well (one of the guests were Robert Silverberg and his wive), I showed the film of gamedec, and said a few words (with T. Maroński) how it was created (R. Silverberg and his wife were also present, and enjoyed it very much). On Sunday I delivered a lecture on narrative identity. I met many friends and spent the time of my life.

6. This weekend I will be in Toruń on Zachcon. This is the plan:

Friday, 19.00, assembly hall - author meeting and the presentation of the gamedec film
Saturday, 9.30, lecture room - narrative identity presentation
Saturday, 11.30, lecture room - future games lecture

7. Next weekend I will attend Warsaw Avangarda. This is my plan:

Friday, 16.00, room LIT 2 - Jungian typology lecture: how different "types" write and read
Saturday, 13.00, room LIT 1 - author meeting and the gamedec film presentation
Saturday, 21.00, room LIT 1 - Jungian deep psychology lecture

Everybody is invited of course :-).

In the book by Agnieszka Kawula-Kubiak "Lubię być fantastą" ("I like to be a visionary") one can read interviews with the following authors: Andrzej Ziemiański, Mieszko Zagańczyk, Milena Wójtowicz, Marcin Wroński, Sebastian Uznański, Wojciech Szyda, Jacek Sobota, Piotr Rogoża, Michał Protasiuk, Andrzej Pilipiuk, Jacek Piekara, Romuald Pawlak, Łukasz Orbitowski, Konrad T. Lewandowski, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Jacek Lech Komuda, Jarosław Grzędowicz, Rafał Dębski, Eugeniusz Dębski, Jakub Ćwiek. There is a very interesting interview with me as well, with striking, exposing statements of my wife. Enjoy the reading :-).

Some of you will be probably happy to hear that in the newest NF you can find my column "A dimension higher". Enjoy :-).

Came from Sumers, the oldest civilization on the Earth, dating from 4 000 B.C. Sumers knew astrology extremely well. They celebrated New Year in the day of Spring equinox. In that day, the line between the Earth and the Sun points at the Pisces constellation, or, to be exact, the border of the Pisces and the Aquarius. This line in that very day changes it's position year by year, "going back" to the previous Zodiac signs. This phenomenon is known as the precession, and is caused by the circular movement of the Earth axis (which completes it's cycle during 25 920 years, what is called the platonian year). This is why we slowly enter the Aquarius era, and before the Pisces we were at the Ram era, and before that in the Taurus era. Eras change every 2160 years. And the Sumers knew of it. Where did the golden calf come from? It was the worship of the Taurus era. Where did the divine ram come from? The figure of Jesus was associated with the Ram era, and Christ is connected with the solar cult. So what to wish during Easter? First of all - happy new year, and let the Aquarius era bring new, interesting events :-).

The animators claim they will have finished the spot promoting gamedec story till the end of April. That's nice, isn't it? If what the sound guys is right, and they will add voices during one week, we will have a neat movie in the first decade of may!

If you want to meet me at Pyrkon in Poznań, I will have a readers meeting on Friday, at 18.00 in sala literacka 1, then, on Sunday at 11.00, in aula I will attend a discussion on whether s-f literature can be belles-lettres, and finally, at 13.00 in sala literacka 1 I will deliver a lecture "Do you want to change somebody? Change the situation". Everybody is invited :-).

Forgive me, I just noticed, that in the newest CDA you can find my article on aggression. You have one week to buy the magazine. Enjoy :-).

I know you grew tired waiting for the 4th part of Torkil's adventures. Honestly, I'm also impatient and can't wait. But like you, I can do nothing to fasten the process. To sweeten the wait, I present you a new illustration of gamedecverse. This time it is an official logo of the gamedec world, painted by an excellent artist, Marek Okoń. In pobieralnia (polish site) you can download several kinds of wallpapers with the picture. Enjoy :-).

One could hear rumours concerning animated spot about gamedec. It is true. A short movie is being made about Torkil and his world. It will last more than one minute. The producing crew is changing, but the most important persons are Jarek Handrysik and Tomek Maroński. You can view a screenshot showing one of the firs scenes. The flying objects and "postproduction" effects are not visible yet.

In the newest NF one can read my new column "Troubles with eminence". I is not typical, because it's twice of the normal length. It is typical though, as it puts some issues heads over hills ;). Enjoy.

If you watch "Pytanie na śniadanie" in TV programme 2, you will have an opportunity to see me on Monday, at 10.10, live. Together with Mr. Tomek Sobierajski (sociologist), and presenters Ms. Beata Sadowska and Mr. Tomasz Kammel we will discuss on 'the sins of young corporation workers". I was invited because I wrote the heretic book "Salesmanship or death. An Antiguide". I hope everything will be all right, that is, big corporations will get it ;).

A New year begins every day in every second of passing time. Nevertheless people agreed, that in common in our country calendar the threshold moment is the midnight between th 31st of December and the 1st of January. Perhaps it is a good moment to introduce into Gamedec Zone a new concerning time element. It is a clock measuring time, but not "our" time, it is the universal one. So there won't be hours, minutes and seconds, but hekts, mons and cets. I hope you will like it, and as far as readers of "Little Toys" are concerned it will help to understand what the universal time really is. Happy New Year :-).