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Cover - Jan Hoffmann Interviews Alexander Nym: VOLKER ENGEL: VFX Supervisor und Produzent: Der Weltenschöpfer Bücher, Autoren & mehr UDO KLOTZ: Computer-Künstler, Science-Fiction-Autor und Höhlenforscher Ein Nachruf auf Herbert W. Franke ACHIM SCHNURRER: Schönes Biest. Wunderbarer Schrecken – Teil 2 SONJA STÖHR: Phantastisches Lesefutter für jedes Alter – Neue Kinder- und Jugendbücher WOLFGANG BOTH und RALF NEUKIRCHEN: Science Fiction im »Leseland DDR« JÖRG PETERSEN: Nach uns die Sintflut HORST ILLMER: Bücher aus der Schatzkiste MATTHIAS HOFMANN: Streifzüge durch die Welt der literarischen Science Fiction Folge 14 – Als der Mars noch bewohnt war Phantastische Nachrichten zusammengestellt von Horst Illmer Comics & Filme OLAF BRILL & MICHAEL VOGT: Ein seltsamer Tag – Teil 48 THORSTEN HANISCH: Daniel Hulet: L’État Morbide MARCO RAUCH: Phantastisch geht die Welt zu Grunde Storys ANDREAS DEBRAY: Space_Man CHRISTIAN ENDRES: Die schlimmste Zeit des Jahres, um ... MICROSTORY: VOLKER DORNEMANN: Rot, rot, rot
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Herbert W. Franke is an Austrian scientist and writer. He is considered one of the most important science fiction authors in the German language. He is also active in the fields of future research, speleology as well as computer graphics and digital art. Franke studied physics, mathematics, chemistry, psychology and philosophy in Vienna. He received his doctorate in theoretical physics in 1950 by writing a dissertation about electron optics. Since 1957, he has worked as a freelance author. From 1973 to 1997 he held a lectureship in "Cybernetical Aesthetic" at Munich University (later computer graphics - computer art). In 1979, he co-founded Ars Electronica in Linz/Austria. In 1979 and 1980, he lectured in "introduction to perception psychology" at the Art & Design division of the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences. Also in 1980 he became a selected member of the German PEN club. A collection of short stories titled "The Green Comet" was his first book publication. In 1998, Franke attended a SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference in Orlando and was a juror at the "VideoMath Festival" Berlin. He also took part in innumerable performances and presentations.
