It was just another sad example of nerds getting bullied - made sadder by the fact that these game publishers employed small armies of nerds to build these games and betray their own kind. They bought it as a license to steal money from Trekkies who wanted that kind of game play. Game developers didn’t buy the license to craft an immersive and awe-inspiring Starfleet experience. The Past: Brand Desecration And Nerd Betrayal: The words Star Trek in the title of a game used to be a guarantee that the experience would suck like a black hole. Now, Namco Bandai is pushing the latest Star Trek game, on course for an early 2013 release, and it’s teaching us how the art of video-game tie-ins has changed over the last four decades.ġ. It's an urge so strong that Paramount, the studio behind the franchise, even incorporated it into one of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies - no matter how stupid it looked. When that technology did finally emerge, well, no nerd has ever seen the Starship Enterprise without wanting to steer it himself. Back in 1971, fans were using their keyboards to blow up Klingon warbirds in a Star Trek text game before the graphics existed to actually depict them. Another is that Star Trek's geek appeal pre-dates the advent of mainstream gaming. It's one reason the multimedia franchise that Gene Roddenberry created in the 1960s has spawned almost as many video games as Mario. Most video games are about exactly the same thing. It can also be taken regularly on its own.Star Trek has always been about exploring the universe, finding out most of it wants to kill us - and then trying to do better. This 3-herb formula is usually included to boost immune function in the patient’s personal, customized formula. Combined, these 3 herbs have the sole task of strengthening our Wei Qi. Yu Ping Feng San, translated (loosely) as Jade Wind Screen Powder is comprised of only 3 herbs. How do we keep our Wei Qi strong and our Shields Up!? There is an herbal formula for that. When it is weak, we easily catch colds and our asthma and allergies are triggered.
When it is strong, we remain healthy and well, despite the barrage of pathogens we encounter. With its shields up, a blue light would encircle the Enterprise and it would be able to withstand the onslaught of rocks, lasers, and missiles. Whether you’re a Trekkie like me or not, you may recall Captain Kirk giving the command “Engage Shields!” when encountering an enemy or an asteroid field. I reach back into my nerdy bag of analogies to compare Wei Qi to Star Trek’s ‘Shields’. When we have strong Wei Qi, we are well protected. It is the Energy that circulates on the exterior of the body, protecting us from nefarious, airborne substances in our environment. The Lung is the domain of Wei Qi, or Defensive Energy. In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, Autumn is the Metal season and corresponds to the Lung Energy System. Speaking of asthma (as is customary for me especially at this time of year), kids returning to school are thrust into their enclosed environment, ripe with asthma triggers: allergens and harmful viruses and bacteria – not to mention the added bonus of smoke! Yearly, September 17th is the day where most people are admitted to the hospital with asthma symptoms. On the other hand, it created an outdoor environment risky for vigorous physical activity, especially for those of us who suffer from asthma. In a way, the smoke helped by creating a haze that took the edge off the summer sun. Scorching heat, very little rain, and fires in the interior that brought smoke our way. We’ve had quite a summer here on the West Coast.
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