WORLD BUILDING:CREATING & DESIGNING STORY WORLDS

PROFESSOR ERIC T. ELDER,

FOUNDER/CEO OW! (ONLINE WORLDS) ENTERTAINMENT

HISTORY/TIMELINE

Star Trek premieres Sept. 8th 1966

The final episode airs June 3rd 1969 after 3

seasons

Jan. 21st 1972 fans attend one of the first

conventions in NYC

This could be considered the first major media

fandom

HISTORY/TIMELINE

Sept. 8th 1972 the animated version premieres on NBC

introducing a whole new generation to the IP

December 7th 1979, Star Trek the movie premieres to luke

warm reviews

June 4th 1982, Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan premieres

June 1st 1984, Star Trek III : The Search for Spock

November 26th 1986, Star Trek IV : The Voyage Home

HISTORY/TIMELINE

September 28th 1987, Star Trek : The Next Generation

premieres

June 9th 1989 , Star Trek V : The Final Frontier

December 6th 1991, Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered

Country

January 3rd 1993, Star Trek : Deep Space Nine

November 18th 1994, Star Trek : Generations

HISTORY/TIMELINE

January 16th 1995, Star Trek Voyager premieres

November 22nd 1996, Star Trek : First Contact

September 26th 2001, Star Trek : Enterprise premieres

December 13th 2002, Star Trek : Nemesis (Last NG cast)

May 7th 2009, Star Trek JJ Abrams reboot ($386M B.O.)

May 17th 2013, Star Trek : Into Darkness

MEDIA

Star Trek has been the subject of 6 TV series and 12 films to date.

4 Pinball Machines

80 Video Games

23 Board Games

14 Comics series

100+ Novels

Toys

6 Keys To A Multi Category

Franchise Blockbuster(M.C.F.B)

1. Satisfies Deep Emotional Needs

2. Open Ended Story

3. Characters You Want To Be

4. Playability

5. Fanciful, Exciting Environments

6. Unique Iconography