New questions on US History & Presidential History!

Usually, I make it a point to not be too self-promotional on this blog.  However, I do have some exciting news that I wanted to share.  Pocket Trivia: US History & Pocket Trivia: Presidential Trivia were both updated yesterday.  The updates include 50 new questions on each game, bringing both to 300 questions.  Both games were updated through the 2010 political season.  Of course, both updates are available at absolutely no charge.

Our plan is to keep giving you fresh content and new games, so stay tuned!!

Pocket Trivia: 80s Trivia is now OUT!

 

I am very pleased to say that our third game is now available!  Pocket Trivia: 80s Trivia is now available for download from the iTunes Store.  This game features 250 questions on a variety of 80s topics: everything from music, TV, movies, games, sports, politics, pop culture and more!  Of course, the game is on sale for a mere $.99.

We are very proud of this one - we're taking a bit of a chance here, getting away from our usual history games, but we are excited and optimistic about its prospects.  Please download it and let us know what you think!

Pocket Protector Games Blog: The Gritty Reboot

So, I realized that I'm pretty stupid.

I had been blogging about the process of creating a iPhone games and related entries.  Then, I realized something: if you play Pocket Protector Games, odds are that you don't care about iPhone development.  You care about trivia.

So, let's try this again.  Reader, meet Mr. Pocket.  Mr. Pocket, meet the Reader.  There, now, aren't we reacquainted?

So, how are we going to try again, you ask?  That's simple.  We're going to blog what you care about: the content of our Trivia Games.  From here on out, you can expect the story behind the question - background information, explanations and unique insight into some of the trivia questions in our games.

This should be interesting - and certainly much better!!

I love the 80s....

I mean, come on, who doesn't love the 80s?  The hair (long and terrible), the music (filled with synthesizers...and also terrible), the movies, the TV, it was just an awesome decade.  I was born in 1983, so I didn't really get a chance to fully appreciate the 80s, but it was my home decade and I have always had a fascination with it.  How strong of a fascination?  Let me put it this way: my wife and I danced to Hypnotize Me by Wang Chung.  I still have a stuffed Fraggle on my desk (Wembley).

Anyway, in keeping with that, Pocket Protector Games is going to shortly be launching an 80s Trivia Game.  There are a few on available now, and they are all selling really well.  The popular categories seem to be Music, TV and film, so that is what we are going to concentrate on...with a dash of news, politics (duh), pop culture, sports and video games.

Any suggestions are appreciated.  But that is what is next for Pocket Protector Games!!

News Advisory: New iPhone App Developer launches two U.S. History iPhone Apps

Usually I don't post press releases (it's never a good idea to post too many), but this one is pretty important.  Versions 1.1 of both Pocket Trivia: US History and Pocket Trivia: US Presidents are now out and ready to go.  The release is copied below. 

This is a big deal for us, and to their infinite credit, the folks at Enter.Net made SERIOUS improvements to the two versions.  The games now have lifelines, connection to OpenFeint (allowing for a leaderboard and achievements), enhanced graphics, sound effects and a smoother user interface.  It is a marked improvement on the previous game.

So, we've submitted the game to as many iPhone reviewers as we can find (but are always looking for more!) and sent the press release to local media as well.  I know we'll get at lease one story out of it, so that will be nice. 

Now we wait!  The press release (with links added) is after the jump.

Journey of a start-up App company

Hello everybody!  If you are fimiliar with good ole Mr. Pocket, and Pocket Protector Games (where Mr. Pocket lives, of course), than you are likely familiar with the fact that Pocket Protector Games is a brand new App Development company, creating trivia games for the iPhone.  We have two games out so far - U.S. History Trivia and U.S. Presidential Trivia.  Both were produced by the great folks at Enter.net.

So, being brand new has been quite an interesting journey so far.  We are a one man shop; my name is Mike Schlossberg, and I have two other jobs in addition to Pocket Protector - working for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and serving as a member of Allentown City Council. So, being busy, this was a very interesting project.

That being said - as far as I am concerned, to me, this was a demonstration of having enough passion and deciding to go for it.  I did this because I am fascinated by technology and really think that mobile technology is the next big thing.  About 20% of America now has a smart phone - and that number is only going to grow.  This is something that took a pretty good time and financial investment, but I am confident that, if marketed correctly, this app will grow in success.  Ideally, I'd like to come up with more trivia games, then branch into other areas. 

As a start-up business, this is a little stressful - you never know if you are going to make it or not, and wow, I really hope I didn't waste a heck of a lot of my own time.  That being said - I really believe this will work.  I hope you will all be with me for the journey!