Best speaker Magazine Issue 2 - December 2017 | Page 66

“ I never once
wondered how they
came into existence.
To me, they were simply
easily accessible guides
that were just a click away. But
on one day, when I had nothing
particularly interesting to do, I decided
to find out how they were created.”
WALKTHROUGH
W
hen you are in trouble or when
you are simply desperate,
have you ever wished that
someone could tell you exactly what to do
and suddenly everything turns out to be
perfect?
I have.
My dear readers, please spare several
minutes for my ramblings.
Giving form to my words on a piece of
paper (or a computer screen in this case),
has never been a difficult task for me. The
same applies for articulating my thoughts
for an audience to hear. In fact, if you
ask my mother, she would tell you that I
can be loud enough for even the Gods to
hear. Yet, I hesitated before writing this
article, so much so, that the editors of this
magazine might have to think twice before
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publishing this, because the submission
was made way past the deadline that even
a “Hail Mary” can’t help me at this point.
But write, I did.
Since my childhood, I have been a fan
of these computer games that the geeks
call a RPG, which is an acronym for
Role Playing Game. I loved these games,
because first and foremost, you get to pick
your own avatar (or character) and decide
on his or her strengths and weaknesses.
Secondly, depending on the choices
that the player makes in game-time,
the creators of the game had designed
multiple storylines. So, if you don’t like the
ending you get the first time around, you
can simply play again and choose a path
that would give you a different ending.
Thirdly, there is the handy ‘Save’ point,
in which you can record your progress so
far and if you end up in a tight spot, you
can restore the game from the save point
and continue forward. I can’t tell you how
many tim