The best way to describe the sci-fi/fantasy/post-apocalyptic web series Scavengers Of The Scarlet Wastes is call it a love letter to gaming.

Produced by Kenaz Concepts, the production team includes martial artists, visual and special effects professionals, and actors - all of whom love gaming in all its iterations.

The series follows Mafit (James Barton), Claymore (Andrew Traves), and Fox (Emma Cartledge) as they traverse a blasted wasteland scavenging while arguing among themselves and engaging in combat with various opponents - just like in typical role-playing game (RPG) campaigns.

Love of gaming and general geekdom permeates every aspect of this production, making it a joy to watch.

Some of the many homages to gaming and geek culture include:

cool visual cues such as onscreen status bars, level-up alerts, inventory item lists, and detailed attribute scores for each character
numerous Easter eggs hidden in the background. (Hint: look for shout-outs to very popular sci-fi tv series)
impressive fight choreography that often mimics the turn-based combat systems of RPGs
a synthesized music score influenced by classic arcade games
weapons, costumes and props inspired by designs found in gaming

To get a feel for this project, watch the series trailer ...

The show has one completed season in the can, and just recently launched its second. To view all episodes currently available, visit the show's channel on YouTube: Kenaz Guy.

I definitely recommend Scavengers Of The Scarlet Wastes because of the passion that went into its impressive production.

If you love gaming, sci-fi, and fantasy, you owe to it yourself to check out this very enjoyable series.

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"... It's not enough for video games to look amazing. It's not enough for video games to sound amazing. Video games have to FEEL amazing!" - Hapheads

Haphead is a new sci-fi web series set in a near-future dystopia where video games have become fully immersive experiences.

This immersion is made possible by a technology known as haptics.

Maxine (Elysia White), a young woman just graduated from high school, has accepted a temporary job in a factory which produces the latest, cutting edge haptic video game peripheral.

Soon Maxine and her friends hatch a plan to become very unofficial beta-testers for the new tech. Shortly after, they find themselves drawn into an underground subculture of peers who use the tech to learn lethal combat skills.

These gamers are known as hapheads.

Created by Jim Munroe, and produced by Postopian Pictures in association with the popular sci-fi site io9, Haphead invites you to visit a fascinating near-future with a premise that feels eerily prophetic.

With the introduction of current immersion tech such as Meta Quest 2, and Microsoft's HoloLens, it seems inevitable the video gaming industry will soon attain their holy grail of complete sensory immersion.

These recent real-world innovations lend the series' premise a timeliness and realism many other sci-fi dramas struggle to achieve.

Haphead is also a pleasure to watch from start to finish.

It is extremely well-crafted in every way, including solid acting, extraordinary production design, convincing visual effects, engrossing narrative, and very timely subject matter.

Check out the official series trailer ...

Haphead is an eight-part web series with new episodes released every Thursday.

To watch the complete series, and to learn more about the production, visit Haphead.com.

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In Haphead The Web Series, Gamers In A Future Dystopia Rebel Using Advanced Immersion Tech