@suzywillow and I were watching Wonder Woman until I received a push notification announcing tonight's show.
The appointment mechanic is refreshing, bringing a sense of togetherness and thrill as thousands of people play together. Unfortunately I only made it four questions in. š
About a year ago @rus launched Hype which exhibited some of the same colorful, fun branding and live video focus. While creative, I found most of the content and creators uninteresting (a common problem with most live video streaming apps). It appears the team learned a bit from Hype and narrowed their focus on a specific format (trivia game show).
That said, I'm curious to hear the backstory from @rus. š
This is the future. I think that companies like Snapchat have been going in the wrong direction with content: Going digital is good, but being interactive and competitive is much more important. I grew up watching a lot of game shows and wishing I could participate, so I look forward to giving this a try.
Would be great if there were more games each day and you could win different types of prizes. Like win an xbox, or Tesla, or $100,000.
Also, there are so many people commenting that it doesn't really make sense. Might be better to just show an explosion of multiple profile photos of the people that got a question right after the answer is given away.
When I played this game btw, I had about 4 other friends trying to help in order to win. Great word of mouth marketing established through that. Wonder if there is a way to gamify it with multiple friends within the app that way those "friends" wouldn't have to be in the same room as me, they could be helping me from their mobile app and incentivize them somehow.
The hosts are great so far! They are positive energy, say the right things, and engage the audience. I like when they mention twitter followers. I think you are on to something there from a marketing perspective but could def get more creative by shouting out influential players in the game and that have large followings or previously won games in the past. Lots you can do there.
Very impressed with the concept and execution. Well done.
Pros:
The competition with community and live stream and of course the cash prize
Tried this for the first time today and as soon as I joined my first live trivia show - there was an "aha" moment. This feels like the intersection of live TV and mobile. And it engages users in a way I've never seen before.
Feels very futuristic.
My prediction: HQ will have over 1 million DAU by the end of 2017. It was built to be an incredibly viral product.
Furthermore, I think HQ will spawn a series of copycat products that will do something quite similar in the coming year.
I see so many ways how this can change the future of how live shows can engage audiences.
Brilliant work, keep up the good work! I am so excited about this.
Pros:
-Incredibly engaging
-Love how novel of a concept this is...really haven't seen anything like this before
Very impressive. The live video is what makes the experience.
Any plans to white label the app to let companies run their own game shows with customers? Would be an amazing way to engage an audience.
Iāve been playing this game every day since the first game and I CANNOT get enough of it. Its super fun for friends to play along with and the competition is only getting tougher.
Scott is a great host but I love to see who the guest host is going to be, and see young personalities adapt to a live show where anything can happen.
I have recommended it to all of my friends and would recommend that everyone on PH sign up with code āpinksadā
Finally joined a game for $500....The app completely messed up...The card displaying the question was invisible. I only got to answer 1 question and then I lost. Needless to say, it was incredibly aggravating....Fix the bugs!
Ok that was incredible! I am instantly hooked. That app is like no other mobile experience I've ever seen. Having a live host interacting, asking questions via emoji responses, UX to the next level. Bravo!
Middle of the afternoon (east coast) isn't really a convenient time to try this outā¦ Should have more times.
EDIT:
Got to sit in on one. Really cool app, great execution.
Maybe they'll add more times throughout the day but now I see it's quite a bit of a production to put on.
Unfortunately, the games are often delayed and the app frequently hits technical problems.
Oh and apparently they do it twice a day.
Invite code: "shim"
Curious how they plan on making money though. I suppose they might incorporate ads, but more likely is the introduction of premium content, like pay to get extra lives, exclusive games (maybe with higher prizes) etc.
Also given the financial incentive, and the amount of time between when the question is shown and the time limit (plus only 3 options)ā¦ it won't be long before people get really good at cheating at this game. Then again, some questions are harder to Google than others.
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Only 1ā2 shows per day, and times may be inconvenient depending on your location.
They should show some sort of preview or have a tutorial / computer mode where you can play previous games.
The app itself is pretty nice and when it works, the experience is seamless.
Unfortunately, the games are frequently delayed and experience technical difficulties. Plus often you put the right answer but it doesn't register.
Also, the trivia questions are not very satisfying. Who cares what company
owns Waypoint? That's not an interesting piece of knowledge.
Also apparently the founder doesn't know how journalism works.
Pros:Fun, fresh, simple, free, and who doesn't like trivia games (and winning money maybe but probably not)
Cons:* Not clear what it is until you reach a live show
* Some tech difficulties
* If you win, amount will probably be ~$3 unless really lucky
Dear Holmes
Would be great if there were more games each day and you could win different types of prizes. Like win an xbox, or Tesla, or $100,000.
Also, there are so many people commenting that it doesn't really make sense. Might be better to just show an explosion of multiple profile photos of the people that got a question right after the answer is given away.
When I played this game btw, I had about 4 other friends trying to help in order to win. Great word of mouth marketing established through that. Wonder if there is a way to gamify it with multiple friends within the app that way those "friends" wouldn't have to be in the same room as me, they could be helping me from their mobile app and incentivize them somehow.
The hosts are great so far! They are positive energy, say the right things, and engage the audience. I like when they mention twitter followers. I think you are on to something there from a marketing perspective but could def get more creative by shouting out influential players in the game and that have large followings or previously won games in the past. Lots you can do there.
Very impressed with the concept and execution. Well done.
Pros:The competition with community and live stream and of course the cash prize
Cons:Prize money is to small.
Attendance Tracking for Zoom
Tried this for the first time today and as soon as I joined my first live trivia show - there was an "aha" moment. This feels like the intersection of live TV and mobile. And it engages users in a way I've never seen before.
Feels very futuristic.
My prediction: HQ will have over 1 million DAU by the end of 2017. It was built to be an incredibly viral product.
Furthermore, I think HQ will spawn a series of copycat products that will do something quite similar in the coming year.
I see so many ways how this can change the future of how live shows can engage audiences.
Brilliant work, keep up the good work! I am so excited about this.
Pros:-Incredibly engaging
-Love how novel of a concept this is...really haven't seen anything like this before
-Live
-Great UI
-Easy to use
Cons:-None so far
Tettra
Glitch
CAME FOR TRIVIA, STAYED FOR SCOTT.
Pros:- Scott is the millennial Steve Harvey of Family Feud for the HQ Trivia community.
- Insanely engaging.
- Content is relatable.
Cons:None.
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