Concept Corner #9

Concept Corner #9 - Tri Layer
In a futuristic Earth where virtual reality has revolutionized all aspects of human life, e-gaming reigns supreme. Corporations all over the world have turned to these games and the young adults that play them to scout and recruit people with great potential in traits such as leadership, communication, and quick thinking. Teams from around the world compete in various competitions, the winners of which go down in history as legends. The team known as Tri Layer dreams of joining these ranks one day, but against national teams who've trained their entire lives, do they have a prayer?

The concept of a story about professional gaming came from my dad, who heard an interview about it on the radio and suggested it to me. I dismissed it at the time, since I know little about pro gaming and it doesn't interest me, but I think I could at least come up with something interesting about it. I imagine this would be a relatively real-world story - no 'the game is secretly real' twist, just a team trying to become the best. It'd be a lot like a sports story in that way, I figure.

The two biggest obstacles will likely be figuring out how the pro scene works (I could probably interview some people) and coming up with a game(s) that the characters could play in-universe. It can't be a real game, for obvious reasons, but I'm not sure how to come up with one that seems like it could be real. We'll see.