American Dynasty

Hello Space Fans, Last week I received and email from Dr. Ryan Anderson. He is the director of Telos Discovery Space Center and a co-founder of Telos U.  He gave me an update on the newest special effects being created for the Farpoint Universe.  Farpoint is the science fiction universe used by Telos U, The Space Place at Renaissance Academy, and the Space Center at American Heritage School in American Fork.  The effects were done using Unity and illustrate the direction we are going in mission development.  Ryan's email also included news of  Dimension X, the company started by his Unity developer friends from Lockheed.  Dimension X will be creating starship simulation software which will give those who want to create space travel simulations the tools necessary to accomplish their goals.  Check out the links he gives in the following email:          We are continuing to upgrade the quality of our visuals for tacticals. I...

The Starship Voyager Control Room. Please Forgive Livy for eating during the photo.  I  came with cupcakes and Livy couldn't resist. Renaissance Academy, Lehi Converting a School Building for summer space camps is something that happens yearly at The Space Place at Renaissance Academy in Lehi.  With teachers and students gone for the summer, the school's halls, classrooms, and gym are perfect locations for those favorite "away mission" story elements.  An "away mission" gives the campers a break from the starship bridge. The venture out into the darkened school hallways to explore, retrieve, or discover.   The Space Place's staff and volunteers await the campers in character be it as aliens, or human characters in the mission's storyline.      The Space Place volunteer staff for the June 8th space camp just about to get dressed for their away mission characters dark plastic curtains are hung to section off away mission areas and to prevent c...

BattleSim Training      The Christa McAuliffe Space Center held its first Officer's Camp last week. While still a day camp, the Officer's Camp gives the camper four class sessions before the camp's extended mission. Fifty campers arrived for the full day experience.                                                 BattleSim Training         Silver Perry (Phoenix Set Director) was The Troubadour's reporter on duty that day and filed the following breakdown of the camp's events.                                                     BattleSim Training   The First Officer's Camp      The Space Center's first Officer's Camp when from 8:30ish A.M. to 8:30/8:40 P.M.  We had a full h...

      An Honors Event was held at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center on Friday, May 27th.  I usually refer to these events as Honor's Nights, but considering the gala was held at 10:00 A.M. in the Center's planetarium, the title Honor's Night doesn't apply.      Tabitha Ricks oversees the Center's volunteer organization and MC'd the event.  There were many honors bestowed and recognitions given so let's get right to it..... The Founder's Recognition Award      It was my pleasure to present the Founder's Recognition Award to James Porter at the Honor's Night of May 27 for his years of service and dedication to the Space Center.       This award merited a full fledged, written speech and James got one.  He is a remarkable man whose kindness and leadership has kept the Space Center in steady water through the rough times of demolishing the old center and the construction and opening of the new.  Everyone w...