Playyoo goes live!

Monday, October 01, 2007

So, finally I can reveal what I've been working on for the past 6 months. Today we launch the preview of Playyoo, a web social application in the casual mobile game space. It is a bit of a challenge to explain Playyoo in a concise sentence, as it has several different dimensions. But basically what we have set out to address is to fix the appalling user experience associated with almost all forms of mobile games. We've looked at selection and browsing, especially on mobile, and come up with some fairly radical approaches. We've looked at the supply side as well, especially how we can make it much, much easier to create games. There is a whole social dimension to Playyoo, but it isn't just glued on. Rather, it underpins the whole system. Today we've just launched the preview, which, by the way, includes a chance to win $10,000 just for creating a teeny little Flash Lite game. This offers only a hint of what's to come, but we are now open to scrutiny, to debate and discussion. (inevitably we've had a few start up glitches, and just for now we've removed the text message method of accessing the preview site. But you can get at it directly by pointing your mobile browser at: m.playyoo.com)

Random Thought No 1

Friday, September 28, 2007

If there was a lighthouse at the end of the world, what would it be for ? Who would see it ? Who is out there ?

Back on air

Friday, June 08, 2007

Well, here we are again. Five months off-air and nothing to show for it. I originally took the whole site offline because it was just getting too much to manage. Then I decided to do a complete redesign. The trouble is, this is actually a pretty complex site, with quite a lot of legacy, and I just could not work out a strategy, let alone a design. I considered splitting it into two parts, but that means extra hassle and extra work. I considered moving it to a different host, but after signing up, I discovered that the new host didn't support remote login to MySQL (bloody stupid), so that was the end of that. Finally it seems easier to go with the flow. Maybe I'll find a way to switch from MovableType, which really a pain in the neck, to something more manageable. Maybe I'll just fiddle at the edges. But hopefully I will be more active.

Job Vacancies

Monday, November 06, 2006

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Imaginventure goes live

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

We now officially exist - our provisional, Beta (but of course) web site has gone live. Depending on DNS propagation, it can be found now at either www.imaginventure.net or www.imaginventure.com.