Tara M. Clapper

Game Designer • Writer • Content Manager • Geek

Washington, DC

Tara M. Clapper lives in the world of storytelling 24/7, whether creating games or helping brands express themselves. She is The Geek Initiative's founder and publisher, an experienced content manager, and a game designer of innovative larps (live action role playing games). A proud geek, she has over fifteen years of experience in digital publishing and marketing.

Tara M. Clapper

Game Designer • Writer • Content Manager • Geek

Washington, DC

Riverside Research Joins CHEST Consortium
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside Research announces its membership in the National Science Foundation's Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust (CHEST) Consortium. This demonstrates Riverside Research's commitment to partnering with government, academic, and defense industry institutions.
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Riverside Research Promotes Alka Bhave to Chief Operations Officer
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside Research announces the promotion of Alka Bhave to Chief Operations Officer. In her new role, Ms. Bhave will oversee the company's corporate operations and drive transformation in services and capabilities. She will also provide executive leadership of the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
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Why are Warhammer 40k 9th Edition prices increasing in 2022?
With rising costs on many goods and services, it should come as little surprise that Games Workshop announced price increases on many of their products via their Warhammer Community Blog. According to the 9 February post, increases will begin on 7 March. That gives us just a couple weeks to buy at current prices.
https://nightsatthegametable.com/why-are-warhammer-40k-9th-edition-prices-increasing-in-2022/
5 Unconventional Technologies from Small Businesses in the Navy SBIR / STTR Transition Program (Navy STP)
Navy FST
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-unconventional-technologies-from-small-businesses-
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-unconventional-technologies-from-small-businesses-navy--1c%2F/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-unconventional-technologies-from-small-businesses-navy--1c%2F/
Five Online Conference Tips for Small Businesses in the Defense Industry
Due to advances in technology and the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, online conferences in the defense industry are here to stay. Moving forward, we can expect more online and hybrid events (in-person events with online components) now that the industry has adapted and optimized the digital attendance experience.
5 Brand Marketing Storytelling Techniques From Game Design and Organization
From my roles in the publishing industry, B2B SaaS marketing, and aiding small businesses in a Navy technology transfer program, storytelling has been the easiest and most cost-effective way for me to help brands stand out. According to research in 2020 and 2021*, consumers want brands that exhibit personality, positivity, and persistent support of a cause.
PROPEL SPOTLIGHT
Propel, a Navy SBIR-funded Business, Pivots to Produce Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic. Pawtucket, R.I. Clare King, president of Propel, signed this Phase II with NAVSUP on March 19. This award coincided with the immediate need for cloth masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public places, and cloth masks are in short supply for healthcare workers and the general public.
About Social Media and the Defense Industry
When it comes to networking in the time of COVID-19, social media is a vital means of staying connected. For many individuals and businesses operating in the landscape of the defense industry, proceeding with relationships forged on social media brings up questions and security concerns. Let’s look at some tips for safely connecting with others and evaluating connections on social media as we are forced to conduct business virtually.
• Department of the Navy Office of Small Business Programs LinkedIn Page
If you’re a small business in the defense industry during the pandemic, you’ve probably noticed some major shifts in the way the industry has had to network. While meeting someone face-to-face and shaking their hand was formerly the best way to do business at conferences and events, virtual events are now the norm, and there are tons of them, since there is relatively low overhead involved in hosting a virtual event.
NAVSEA SPOTLIGHT
The DoD awarded the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) team with its SBIR/STTR Vanguard Award in September in recognition of NAVSEA’s outstanding work in FY2019. The team received the award for focusing on the Department of Navy’s (DoN’s) broader stated goal: to rapidly and adaptively procure innovative technologies from small businesses.
Senvol Software Enhances Additive Manufacturing
In late 2020, the United States Army Research Laboratory awarded Senvol a contract for the application of the Senvol ML software. Senvol ML machine learning software enhances the ability of the user to rapidly develop or qualify additive manufacturing (AM) materials and processes. This contract is facilitated by the Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes Program (AMMP) and complements the STTR.
Larp, COVID-19, and Post-Isolation Emotional Safety
Content warning: This post discusses COVID-19 and collective trauma. As vaccinations roll out in the United States, larp (live action role play) participants and organizers heavily debate the role of COVID-19 safety, including whether proof of vaccine and negative COVID tests are reasonable requirements.

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Tara M. Clapper

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Tara M. Clapper is The Geek Initiative's founder and publisher, a professional storyteller and larp designer, former blog editor at SEMrush, and an active participant in larp. A proud geek, she has over a decade of experience in digital publishing and marketing.

A veteran of digital publishing in the Philadelphia area, she's worked with A Better World, hibu, Taylor & Francis, and Xlibris.

Tara has authored over 1,000 pieces of online content, some of which appears on notable and influential channels such as LARPing.org, Salary.com, Hello Giggles, nordiclarp.org, and New Worlds Comics.

Her topics of expertise include larp (live action role play), geek culture, women in technology, content writing and management, pets, personal health, personal finance, small business web copy, and entertainment such as movies, graphic novels, books, video games, and comic books.

In larps, Tara enjoys playing characters who participate in musical groups, politics, and boffer combat.

She loves sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero movies. She's an avid fan of Marvel's Thor.