What seemed like a flash, finals week is already upon
college students across America. But what came with it is a new mobile app that
grew in popularity like wildfire.
Developed by Etermax, Trivia
Crack is a game where players answer questions in six different categories.
Players can compete against their friends to see who is the smartest of the
bunch.
“I like to play Trivia
Crack because I like to destroy people with my impressive Trivia Knowledge.
I only played for just a couple days though,” said Mitch Wagner.
Etermax is a Latin American developer and it is the first
time an App from that region has reached international success.
Trivia Crack started
to become popular on USD’s campus around the beginning of November. It’s ironic
that students find a game answering questions against friends exciting when
finals are here.
Trivia Crack is
currently number 1 on the iOS Top Free App Chart. Even though the game has been out for more
than a year, all it takes is a spark to become viral.
“It’s probably a word of mouth kind of thing. One person
thought it was fun and they told their friends and it just spiraled out of
control,” said Brent Seehafer.
“It puts you in direct competition with your friends and
there’s not many Facebook Apps that do that sort of thing. Most other games
just invite friends to help you,” said Wagner.
Whether it’s going to be a marketing pheromone like Angry Birds or a flash in the pan like Flappy Bird remains to be seen. Right
now, Trivia Crack is the new kid on
the block, and it’s going to be staying for a while.
