The Room

Small update on Camp NaNo: Nellie is going well but due to a very busy Saturday and a difficult-to-create-in heatwave since then, I've found myself below par. But I'm still writing most everyday and my Camp stats state that I can totally finish this novel by July 31st if I write an average 1635 words a day. I'll work hard towards that goal, I promise.

Now...

You know, after a while of gaming, writing, virtually anything, anyone and everyone gets bored. That is a universal truth. The key is knowing when it's time for you to vary your hobbies, occupations, etc. but even then...

I was getting bored with pretty much anything. I've watched so many TV series and movies in my life that very few of them still surprise me (they mostly all follow the same basic pattern depending on the genre). 

Same with the books. 

Same with the games...

...until I found The Room.

No, it's not a scary, gory horror game :P

I admit, I was slowly losing my "creative fire". Gee, I was even getting bored with my own creations! But since yesterday, that fire is now roaring because the smallest of things can spark the imagination. My "job" is to write stories. My goal is to write stories that sell a bit. But my dream is to write an out-of-this-world story...

Now, I don't know if I'll ever be able to accomplish such a feat but since yesterday, I feel a little closer to defining what is, for me, an extraordinary story.

I'm all about the ambiance, really. And the ambiance I have been seeking for such a long time, I have found it in a few-hours-iPad-game!

So, what is The Room?

If you wanna strip it down to its basics, The Room is no more than a 3D puzzle game (with dazzling decors, I might add). But if you really wanna get a sense of what really IS The Room, check out this tiny trailer (and turn on the volume, take in that hauntingly beautiful melody)!

There are these rare moments in life when you get to feel like you've found an echo of yourself in something someone else has created. And I love this game so much for it makes me feel that way. I've always wanted to write a story with that kinda ambiance. Mysterious, puzzling, bewitching, haunting. With that sense that something much bigger than yourself is at work in the world... Something invisible. Something that has no concept of right or wrong. Something that you can't see, touch, quantify.

Something that just... is.

Perhaps I may just have found inspiration for it...

Now tell me: would you read it? ^_^


(In the meantime, if you're looking for me, you'll find me submerged in the sequels! ^_^)