HQ does TV

I've learned from harsh experience that no entries get less notice than those about HQ and other mobile app game shows.

But what the hey, I've got nothing else to write about on a slow news weekend. HQ is going to television. HQ Trivia launched an app for the Apple TV on Tuesday, allowing users to watch the show, and choose their answer to questions using the Apple TV remote. I don't own an Apple TV, but this means that HQ is getting closer to a traditional TV game show, except the audience can literally play along.

The linked story points out that Disney has already tried such a crossover with its Disney Quizney effort. Maybe somebody will eventually figure out how to make an interactive game show work on plain old TV remotes, with no special gadgetry required.

The story also notes that HQ has spawned a "bevy of competitors." That's a whopping understatement.