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Video Games
Video game novels have always been quite popular in webnovel. The main topic of a video game novel is always some particular video game or certain important elements from video games.
How to create a webnovel story: Types and Examples
1. MMORPG novels:
MMORPG novels are the single most popular game type story in China. Typically speaking, there’s two main settings for an MMORPG novel:
(1) Virtual Reality
This setting means that the game player can immerse him or herself into a game world that’s almost 100% realistic thanks to virtual reality technology. The game could be played with some type of game pod where the player only needs to sleep in the game pod in order to enter the game. Or, it could be something as simple as a gaming helmet. In a way, this type of novel could also be called a VRMMORPG novel.
(2) Video games are critically important in the future world
In a futuristic setting, many people’s lives will be focused on colorful virtual reality worlds rather than the real world. One’s achievements in an MMORPG game might receive recognition by everyone in society. Perhaps the game’s economic system will even be connected to the real world’s economy, with the game currency and real life currency having a stable exchange rate. Basically speaking, the game is reality, or even surpasses reality.
MMORPG stories can have reincarnation, transmigration, system, cheats, and many other possible elements added to them. Such stories are extremely popular for both readers and authors.
Examples of such stories:
Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God
Synopsis: Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate.
This time, he will not be controlled by others.
Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.
Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!
Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.
Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.
MMORPG: Rebirth of the Legendary Guardian
2. E-Sports:
League of Legends, DOTA 2, CS:GO, Fortnite, and other such video games have become increasingly popular through E-Sports. Many readers are familiar with this topic. You could try to create a character who will fight alongside the E-Sports superstars from real life in order to obtain glory and money so that he or she is cheered on by the entire world’s fans.
Or, you could come up with an entirely fictional world and game together with fictional players that fight together for glory, such as King’s Avatar.
Examples of such stories:
Synopsis: In the online game Glory, Ye Xiu is regarded as a textbook and a top-tier pro-player. However, due to a myriad reasons, he is kicked from the team. After leaving the professional scene, he finds work in an Internet Cafe as a manager. When Glory launches its tenth server, he who possesses ten years of gaming experience once again throws himself into the game. Bringing with him the memories of his past and an incomplete, self-made weapon, his return along the road to the summit begins!
After fighting and scheming, who snatched away my glory? Under the tossing of the wind and rain, my dreams shall still appear as though they had never been shattered. In all its splendor, the path shall never be lost. Before the gazes of millions, this is where I return!
3. Game System story:
If you’re not skilled at writing a story purely based on a game, you could also add game system elements to any genre of story out there. This will also fulfill the contest requirements for this writing prompt.
In this type of story, the main character possesses a unique game system that he or she will use to continually level up and become stronger. The main character shall begin an adventure in either the real world or in another world.
Examples of such stories:
Synopsis: After transmigrating into a weak noble body, Marvin discovered that he was familiar with the world, this was the game he played in his previous life and... Damn! He only had six months before the Great Calamity!
As a former top player, he would obviously fight to save the world... Yeah, no. Time to plan and prepare for the upcoming events, better to use that knowledge to get ahead rather than fight with gods.
Follow Marvin's journey through this new world.
4. Simulation or other types of games:
Not all games have to be about fighting against each other or against boss monsters. SimCity, Magic Online, and other such games are plenty of fun as well. We encourage authors that love all sorts of games to write a story for any game that they enjoy.
Examples of such stories:
Writing Prompts Contest #3 Display Section:
Novels entered in Writing Prompts Contest # 3 shall be displayed on a post at the above link. Editors shall post consistently updating stories in order that they were submitted on this link where readers can search for whichever story in this category that they enjoy the most. The end result of this writing prompt will also be announced in this link’s post.
Joining the Contest #3, rules, and prizes
How to join
When you create your new novel, you can choose any genre that you wish. Then, the writing contest options will appear. Choose the [Writing Prompts Contest #3 – Video Games] option in order to participate in this contest.
Rules
1.The main topic of your novel should be the Video Games. Otherwise, it shall be treated as an invalid entry.
2.Your story entered in the contest must be your own original work, with the copyright held by you. No plagiarism is allowed.
3.The contest will take place from July 30th, 2018 to August 6th, 2018 (GMT +8).
4.The story must not contain any racial or religious discrimination against any other cultures or their lifestyles.
5.Only newly-created original novels shall be allowed to enter the contest.
6.Webnovel reserves the right of final interpretation for all stories submitted in this contest.
Prizes
For the top-ranked original novels submitted in this story writing contest, the prizes shall be as follows:
(This only includes original novels submitted for this contest. Novels that didn’t participate in this contest shall not be included in the rewards.)
(1) Spirit Stones
1st-3rd: 5 Spirit Stone gift cards for the author
4th-10th: 2 Spirit Stone gift cards for the author
(Each gift card contains 100 Spirit Stones)
(2) Recommended novel on the front page
The 1st-3rd ranked original novels will be recommended on the front page.
(3) Particularly excellent novels will receive the opportunity to obtain a paid contract.
