Week #1 of my new Story Worlds course at Loyola Marymount University

1. WORLD BUILDING:
CREATING & DESIGNING STORY WORLDS
PROFESSOR ERIC T. ELDER,
FOUNDER/CEO OW! (ONLINE WORLDS) ENTERTAINMENT

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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