Hi there PlayBook, welcome to Steemit ! You seem to have many passions, that's great ! Game design is really interesting and with a bit of programming, you'll be able to make a lot of great stuff. Any ideas on the kind of engine you want to use ? Maybe a custom one ?

Btw if I may recommend "The Art of Game Design", great book by Jesse Schell. It touches on almost everything about Game Design so I think you might like it :)

For the problem your wife is experiencing I'm new to Steemit myself so I don't really know what the problem might be but there is a Steemit Chat so you could ask there, maybe someone can help you guys there.

Anyway welcome to Steemit and the Blockchain ! :)