by RJ Shara | Aug 3, 2021 | Fundings and Exit
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare explained sleep as the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” Like his titular character, numerous grownups aren’t sleeping well. Revery wishes to assist with an app that combines cognitive behavior modification (CBT) for insomnia with mobile video gaming concepts. Established in 2021, Revery is presently in beta stealth mode and prepares to release […] Revery plans focus on other psychological health concerns in the future, but it’s beginning with sleep since “it has such a strong correlation with psychological health and we’re leveraging procedures, cognitive behavioral treatment for sleeping disorders, that’s robust and has been attempted and evaluated for 30 years,” Siew told TechCrunch.”When I finally got treatment for my sleep condition, only then did I realize the effect of sleep on psychological health,” Tran said. “For me, I was really lucky that a doctor captured my sleep condition and extremely lucky to have the time and resources to get treatment. When people believe of sleeping apps, ones that focus on meditation (Calm and Headspace, for example )or calming noises normally come to mind. Casual games revolve around satisfying individuals for small actions, and for Revery app, that means favorable reinforcement for practices that contribute to much better sleep….
by RJ Shara | Sep 10, 2020 | Fundings and Exit, Startups
Unity is currently in an effective position as the crucial platform for developing VR/AR material and distributing it across different os and devices. Unity’s origin and core service is as a video game engine, software that is comparable to Adobe Photoshop, however used rather for modifying video games and developing interactive 3D content.: Major tech companies pay Unity via a mix of structures (flat-fee, revenue-share and royalties) for Unity to develop and maintain integrations with their software and/or hardware. While much of the press about Unity’s IPO frames Epic’s current conflict with Apple as an opportunity for Unity, it is largely irrelevant. Unity introduced as an engine for indie developers building Mac games (an underserved niche) and expanded to other emerging market segments considered irrelevant by the core gaming market: little indie studios, mobile developers, and AR and VR games. UGC platforms for developing and playing games like Roblox (or brand-new entrants like Manticore’s Core and Facebook Horizon) don’t compete with Unity– at least for the foreseeable future– due to the fact that they are significantly streamlined platforms for creating video games within a closed community with much more minimal money making capability….
by RJ Shara | Mar 19, 2020 | Startups
As a former Jam City executive, Jill Wilson led teams behind some of the top-grossing gaming franchises, like Cookie Jam and Panda Pop. Now she’s running her own startup, Robin Games, where a team of mostly women is working to create a new niche in mobile entertainment they’re calling “lifestyle gaming.” As the name implies, […] …
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