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BACKSTORY

I have been involved in the mobile space since about 2004. I entered the field with a part time side job as a mobile content creator, and then aggregator. I started out by creating ring back tones, and was able to get about 80 of my ring back tones on the AT&T (Cingular at the time) deck when they were first released. In the past year, I created a few apps for fun, and one of them became a top selling news app. I decided to take a break from my longtime martial arts instructing and started building a team of developers and designers to create more iPhone apps.

SUCCESS 

I have been paying attention to the industry and the market for some time.  I have been able to release about 27 titles since April of last year, and have accumulated about 60,000 downloads.  At first, I only had made very simple apps and started using free platforms. I was able to turn $99 apple developer fee into about $12,000 in less than a month, with very minimal html and css programming. 

Since then I have learned a lot about successful out sourcing and monetization, which is the key in this business.

NEW VENTURE

The game is 1-4-24, or Midnight - a classic bar game!  I have taken a fun, interactive game that my friend and former coworker, Sam Lam, taught me and turned it into a beautiful looking iPhone app. 1-4-24  is designed as a multiplayer Game Center game, with achievements and leader boards. It works great and looks phenomenal. I have also included In-App purchases. These will allow the user to increase In-App currency as well as to customize the appearance of the game. 

HOW YOU WILL HELP

The game is basically ready to go, except for one aspect.   Currently, the multiplayer element works like an old-school 8 bit game. As a result, when you play, you have to watch everything your opponent is doing.  Thus, you really cannot have multiple concurrent games with friends.

I am working to change this!  My goal is to have the game flow more easily, and allow multiple concurrent games to be played (as in Words With Friends or Draw Something).  This change in flow will make all the difference in game play and will keep you and your friends coming back to play!

WHERE THE FUNDS WILL GO

1) Continue to allow me to work to change the game from the  old-school multiplayer style to a new turn-based multiple game multiplayer interface.  Once that is successfully completed, I will work to add any new features that people suggest.

2) Pay server, bandwidth, hardware, and other day-to-day costs. These costs will increase as more people start using 1-4-24. But if there is the demand bringing this app to the Mac OSX and Droid platform will take more time ($$)

3) Fund the second phase of development.  If the fundraising goal is reached, artist Nicholas Patrick will have music featured as the soundtrack. This second phase will also allow me to improve the editing tools along the way, benefiting the entire user community.

SPECIAL PRIZE ADDED:

If you are an Instagram fan, then I have a special treat for you. A donation of just $5 you will get an early release of the next great Instagram app - Instasave. 

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