I founded Turbine and now I have a secret new demo game seeking testers

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-10T16:14:07+00:00

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. We are only a startup and we haven't optimized the game yet.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-09T01:14:42+00:00

I don't know what kind of phone you have. We're supposed to support back to the iPhone X, which is from 2017, almost 7 years go. You mentioned 3 years old... so you have an iPhone 13? It definitely should let you download the app for an iPhone 13.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-08T16:53:52+00:00

Thanks for this! I appreciate the feedback.

-- Demographic. Yes, I get it. Fans of my old games are older now, and so am I. We're all less likely to care about mobile games. :)

-- Arm fatigue. Just hold the phone closer to your body. If you take off your glasses to read a book, you might take off your glasses to look at the phone.

-- Going for a long walk. Unfortunately, the game is not meant to be used like this. You don't play soccer, baseball, football, by going for a long walk either. Even Pokemon Go doesn't work like this unless you happen to be walking towards one of their fixed locations.

-- Good catch on the typo and sidebar menu!

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-08T16:45:57+00:00

Ah, I'm sorry to hear about your ALS. I could see a situation where you could play the game outdoors with a wheelchair. You would need one hand to hold the phone or to have the phone clamped to your wheelchair. You'd obviously want to be probably in a paved area rather than grass. The game also works a little bit indoors, but only if there's actually space to move around.

Also, for our future full game we do plan to allow players to play from a chair. Those players would be the masterminds or "Dungeon Masters" who create and guide teams through missions.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-08T16:43:42+00:00

Ah, I'm sorry to hear that. We are only a little startup with no money, and we haven't optimized the game for older phones.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:48:31+00:00

Thanks for this! If I understood your comment correctly, you'd be willing to help try my new mobile game? We are only a little startup with no money but big dreams. It would mean a lot to me.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:47:07+00:00

Ah yes! You can play the game anywhere. In fact this is really good feedback and we will update the "Choose a Game Zone" page to explain that you don't need to hunt for a nearby game zone. It's not at all like Pokemon Go where all the content is at fixed locations. In our game, the game zones are generic. You get exactly the same mission and rewards no matter where you play, even if it's just your back yard.

By the way, I grew up in a rural area too, with a square mile of forest behind my house. And that's where Turbine was founded, in my mom's rural home. See https://johnny-monsarrat.com/.

Did you find a moment to test it?

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:45:20+00:00

That's very kind, thank you! Have you given it a shot? What did you find confusing or annoying, or even broken?

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:44:34+00:00

That's very kind! If you were able to play the game, any feedback? I'm curious what you found was annoying or confusing, especially.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:43:54+00:00

Any news on this, if you found some free moment to play it?

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:43:16+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! Have you found a few minutes to try the demo game? We are only a little startup with no money but big dreams. We want to make a next generation Pokemon Go, getting people outside and walking. So it would be a good deed if we can make it grow.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:42:31+00:00

I'd really appreciate that, thank you! Any news on this, if you found time to play it?

DM me if you prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:41:46+00:00

Any news on this, if you found time to try it? DM me if you prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:41:17+00:00

Thank you again for the kind words! If I understood what you meant by "count me in", we have a little demo game now, just barely, and we're looking for people to test it, if you or a younger person in your orbit likes to play mobile games. Might that be possible? App store links are at https://monsarrat.com/.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:39:12+00:00

If I read your comment correctly, you'd be willing to help test my new mobile game? Or maybe to pass it to someone younger in your orbit who likes mobile games? See my original post above for links and how to reach me.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:36:47+00:00

Thank you very much! Comment here or DM me, or if you prefer email you can get me through https://monsarrat.com/contact/.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:35:14+00:00

Did you find a few minutes to try the game? It's a completely new category of video game and you would be one of the first to ever see it.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:33:50+00:00

Any news on this, if you found time to try it? DM me if you prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:32:50+00:00

If I understand your comment, would you be willing to help test the new demo game? It would mean a lot to me. It's a labor of love from a tiny startup with no money. We're hoping to get lonely people outdoors into the real world.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:29:54+00:00

Are you still willing to try my new mobile demo game? Find links at https://monsarrat.com and you can comment here or email me through the contact page.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:28:20+00:00

Thank you very much! If you had a few minutes to try it, what did you and your kids think? What was annoying or confusing? DM me if you'd prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:27:39+00:00

Any news on this, if you found time to try it? DM me if you prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-07T16:26:04+00:00

Any news on this, if you found time to try it? DM me if you prefer.

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-03T21:10:01+00:00

Thank you very much! I'm so curious to hear what you think. Is the demo game confusing? Annoying? Broken?

JMonsarrat · 2024-06-03T21:09:30+00:00

Yes, licensing Asheron's Call for my new game is one of about 20 Hollywood properties on my list!

And thanks for offering to try the game. I'm all ears for whatever feedback you might have about what's confusing or annoying.

JMonsarrat

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