I was raised believing that video games were evil. There was no point to them, and they only existed to kill my brain cells. I never even owned a Game Boy. The furthest extent of my experience was playing Super Mario on the original Nintendo at my cousin’s house.
Enter my husband. Gaming is a favorite pastime of his. Our opposite backgrounds made for really interesting discussions our first couple of years of marriage. I was convinced that I would never see any value in any sort of video game or gaming device.
I often refer to my spouse as a, “Techie Trekkie.” Though, technically, he is one of those rare breeds that enjoys both Star Wars and Star Trek. I have always thought that he would make an excellent writer. He is an incredible speaker and a voracious reader. His imagination is unlimited and I am convinced that he has a photographic memory.
There is one game in particular that he has played for about a year, Trexels. It is a Star Trek game specifically for mobile devices, such as phones and tablets. He is part of the Trexels Players Advocacy Council, a Facebook group that finds glitches and provides suggestions and new ideas. After he shared ways to create a mission to explain a current glitch in the game, the designers (who are based in India) asked if he would add a little more content in order to make it a completely new system in Sector 10!
If you’re anything like me, that last paragraph was a little hard to follow (and I wrote it)! In simple terms, he created a whole new planet, Nooma (which is Greek–Pnuema, meaning spirit) and six events that take place on this planet following the parameters of the game (specifically, a couple of red alerts, an officer story, an exploration mission and a main event–the away mission where you beam down to the planet)! And the best part?! He was paid for it!
Once again, I find myself eating my words. I am so proud of my mate! He has officially written his first storyline for a video game! And, surprisingly, I can’t wait to play it! 😉
Validation for playing! Hahaha Now Serg needs to earn some money off this game too! ; – )
That is so awesome! Being married to a gamer, as well as a Star Wars/ Star Trek fan too, I totally understand! Can we have a gamers wife night? 😉
Sounds good to me! 😉
Thank you, and yes, we should!
Very cool! I'm so glad he came up with a very creative idea. I wish both of you well. The game sounds like a winner!
Thank you, Sonya! It was exciting for me to play it (which is extremely rare). 🙂