Interrupting Cow Trivia Designer Diary

Interrupting Cow Trivia is a fun online trivia game that you can play live against your friends and foes. This Developer Diary features special news items, updates, sneak previews and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the game that you can’t find anywhere else!
June 2009
- Interrupting Cow Trivia – Alpha – Announcing the launch of our newest game, Interrupting Cow Trivia
- Where’s the Beef? – Your burning questions are answered, including our monetization plan, the release strategy, the back-end technology, our rationale for the bizarre name, and the total absence of cows in the alpha version
- The Cattle Are Lowing – ICT release 1.4 in response to player feedback adds a slew of new and awesome features.
July 2009
- The Cow Gets Stickier – The new “Challenge a Friend” feature launches, integrating the Friends and Foes list information from the Untold Entertainment message boards
- Trendspotting at Casual Connect ’09 – More defense of the game’s name
- Flash Microtransactions: This Changes Everything – A hint at how we plan to use Flash microtransactions to monetize ICT, and a sneak preview of the game’s look and feel
August 2009
- Cash Cow Part 1 – We unveil the first part of our plan to monetize the game: growing our own community of customers
- Cash Cow Part 2 – We reveal the second part of our master plan: selling the game to Members, Owners and Hobos
- Saved Game (a Kindisoft secureSWF Review) – We use ICT code, including the new pie chart widget, to test out a security strategy for the game
- What’s Moo in Interrupting Cow Trivia – New features aplenty!
September 2009
- Enter the Cow – Introducing the game’s mascot! YOU decide whether we should keep her, or put her out to pasture.
October 2009
- First Look: Interrupting Cow Trivia Background Art – The artwork is ready, and it’s HOT! This preview of the Interrupting Cow Trivia diner introduces the game’s visual style and theme for the first time.
- First Look: Interrupting Cow Trivia Diner – We release more artwork from the Sexiest-Looking Trivia Game on the Planet
December 2009
- ICT MOO-I – New screenshots of the fabulous 50′s-style user interface.
January 2010
- ICT MULTIPLAYER TEST-A-THONS – Our Open Public Beta launch announcement lists new features, new trivia, and a new cow!
- What’s Wrong with This Picture? – Soliciting specific feedback on a confusing lobby screen
- A Cure for Fat Fingers – Our next multiplayer test features new gameplay rules to make ICT more fun
Chew Your Cud
- Talk about Interrupting Cow Trivia on our Message Boards!
- Follow the cow @ICTrivia on Twitter for special announcements and exclusive game updates!
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