Wenzel Hitzig was born in Germany in 1963 to Ingo and Liesl Hitzig. Ingo Hitzig was an engineer with the Mercedes Benz corporation and Wenzel had a typical childhood. He grew up playing soccer and a little basketball. From an early age, Wenzel showed promise in electronics and when computers first became available, the child was fascinated. He shared this fascination with his best friend, Achim Michaelis, and the two boys could often be found huddled together, discussing the inventions they would create together that would make them both rich.

In 1978, the family immigrated to the United States. Ingo Hitzig took a job with Boeing and Wenzel soon immersed himself in American culture. By this point, computers took up almost all of Wenzel's time. He began acquiring each new computer as soon as it came out. He went through the Commodore 64 and Texas Instruments computers the way other kids devoured comic books.

Although Wenzel made many friends in his new country, he always remained in close contact with his best friend from Germany, Achim Michaelis. The two young men often wrote to each other and talked on the phone whenever possible. They often talked of bringing Achim to the US and starting a computer company together.

When it came time for college, Wenzel chose Georgia Tech where he majored in engineering and computer science. After graduation in 1985, Wenzel took a job with BellSouth Telecommunications where he worked in their information technology division. He excelled in this position and in 1990, he joined a small technology company called Mediate Technologies. He wrote software code and designed database structures during the day, but at night, he focused his attention on computer games.

Fascinated by the burgeoning computer games market, Wenzel was constantly wracking his brain for an idea that would sell. On a daily basis, he and Achim were e-mailing suggestions and possible ideas. Finally, in the late nineties, the two men thought they had the concept that would make them millionaires.

This Is Not A Game would pit the player against an international serial killer who visited famous literary sites to conduct his grisly business. Wenzel and Achim thought it would be part Tomb Raider and part Silence of the Lambs. In 2000, they pooled their money and Wenzel incorporated TINAG, Inc. in Atlanta. They immediately started working on obtaining a work visa for Achim through TINAG, Inc. When the approval came through, they both quit their jobs to work on the game full-time, and Achim came to America.

In April 2001 both Wenzel travelled with Achim to Oxford Mississippi together with a young lady by the name of Arlene Melton to work on Rowan Oak as a possible location for the TINAG game. Achim was murdered while visiting Rowan Oak, in a crime later found to have been committed by Cal Swinney, a Rowan Oak groundskeeper. Swinney, who had murdered his wife, Donna, only moments before, killed Achim after realizing he had witnessed Donna's slaying.

Distressed by his friend's death, Wenzel returned to Atlanta and attempted to complete the TINAG project without Achim. This proved to be a very difficult task as, with Achim gone, a major sponsor for the game also pulled out and money became increasingly hard to find. Friends of Wenzel were concerned for his mental health. He seemed withdrawn and depressed as winter approached. He improved considerably towards Christmas, and they noticed some of the old charisma and drive had returned. He decided to cancel the lease on the office in Atlanta, choosing to work from home instead to keep overheads down to a minimum. Wenzel has worked a number of short-term contracts to provide living funds, but also to provide him with time and money to travel and research the TINAG project.