Barak Grogan is an experienced creative writer with a particular passion for video games. When he isn’t writing about games themselves, he is incorporating elements of his favorite entertainment medium into the stories he writes and publishes. Leveraging the skills he learned while obtaining an Associate’s in English, Barak likes to delve into the themes and motivations of characters in the video games he plays. He likes to look beyond the face value of plot and dialogue and find out what’s going beneath the surface; the writing extends naturally from that search. After 24 years of gaming, he’s found his expertise in story-driven games, whether they be first person shooters, puzzle games, RPGs, or action games with RPG elements. Most important to him are the stories being told, both big and small. His love for writing about the games he plays stems from his desire to think about and to learn what he can from the games he plays. For him, gaming isn’t just a way to pass the time; it’s a way to engage the mind and enrich his life.