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About
- A Game Layer Across All KnowledgeRicochet's mobile social location-aware platform, called Qrank, makes it easy for anyone with content to create mobile games that you want to play with people around you.As users, we consume tons of information in bite-sized chunks throughout our day. You're at a redlight, you reach for your phone. In line for coffee? About to turn in for the night? On the toilet? You're checking your phone, right?That may be great for users, but it's a world of pain for any company that has content.A news outlet, a sports franchise, a test prep company -- they're all struggling to engage mobile users in those little pockets of time throughout our day when we reach for our phones.Ricochet cures that pain. We've built a platform that takes a classic form of gameplay, the question and answer quiz, and injects it with all of the cool stuff we love about our mobile devices -- like location awareness, social sharing, badges, chatting, leaderboards. And we've packaged it into a self-serve toolkit that lets any customer -- big or small -- create and deploy their own games.
- Games that engage users with your content in sticky and effective ways.
- Games that capture all sorts of valuable data about your users.
- And games that actually reflect where your users are in the world.
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The Team
- Expertise in games, passion for mobileManagement
Rodney Gibbs, Co-Founder
Rodney's first game company, Fizz Factor, developed big name Nintendo DS games, including Hulk, Spider-Man and SpongeBob. He started Ricochet Labs to build upon that handheld game expertise in the mobile-social market. A leader in Austin digital media industry, Rodney serves on advisory boards to the University of Texas' game development program; Austin's NPR and PBS affiliates; and the Austin Film Society.
Michael Baird, Co-Founder
As technical director of Fizz Factor, Michael oversaw development and spearheaded cross-platform tech sharing between studios. He co-authored the company’s Nintendo DS engine, which has shipped over 70 titles. As tech director or lead programmer, he led technical teams on 12 console and handheld titles. Michael comes to games from a web startup background.
AdvisorsRoss Fubini — Kapor Capital, Cubetree, SuccessFactors
Jason Goldman — Twitter, Google, Obvious
Higinio Maycotte — Umbel, Texas Tribune, FlightlockKip McClanahan — Silverton Partners, ON Networks, Tipping Point
Jason Reneau — Mindbites, FreeMarkets, Kiva Systems
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Tweets
- @bobbimcclelland Mad Magazine?
- @sbmellen Different Mary.
- #HintOtheDay: They don't call her "Bloody Mary" for nothing. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: They don't call her "Bloody Mary" for nothing. Yikes. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: Careful if you swim in Lake Champlain. Nessie's cousin might get you! http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- @WalkingxPapers How should we know? We don't use it.
- #HintOtheDay: We don't use EBCDIC for Qrank but maybe we should. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: We don't use EBCDIC for Qrank, but maybe we should. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: Eustace Tilley, for nearly 90 years you've appeared annually on our favorite magazine. And you still look so young and...
- #HintOtheDay: Eustace Tilley, for nearly 90 years you've appeared annually on our favorite magazine. And you still look so young and dapper!
- @smellyinnovator 7 - 8 am, 12 - 1 pm, and 9 - 10 pm CDT are busy times.
- #HintOtheDay: James Patterson, we pump our fist in your honor! Yo! http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- @koobinRoo Good idea!
- #HintOtheDay: James Patterson, we pump our fist in your honor! http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: Dennis Wilson surfed, but maybe he shouldn't have. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: Dennis Wilson surfed, but maybe he shouldn't have. http://t.co/tbHQ9s5x
- #HintOtheDay: Hell, if our name was T Rex, Qrank would probably make a lot more money. Why didn't we think of that first?...
- #HintOtheDay: Hell, if our name was T Rex, Qrank would probably make a lot more money. Why didn't we think of that first?...
- @DaleDudley Speedy recovery to you!
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QRANK
- A Daily Social Quiz GameOur daily quiz game QRANK was the first use of our social mobile platform. Check it out on iOS or Facebook.
Here's what folks say about QRANK:- QRANK is “the quick-hit, wildly addictive current-affairs trivia game that lets you compete against your friends all day, every day. No better excuse to stay informed.” — Esquire
- “QRANK brings me back to how I felt watching Jeopardy! in the family room.” — The New Yorker
- QRANK is one of “5 important new trends in location.” — Mashable
- “One of our five favorite games of 2010,” along with God of War 3, Halo: Reach & Rock Band 3 — Attack of the Show
