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GameTruck Winter Parties: A Rocking Experience
It is hard to believe it was 15 years ago that I started to work on GameTruck. Entrepreneurship is such a strange process. You can do all the homework, all the research (and you should) but there comes a point where an idea takes you by the heart and pulls you along. In this blog post, I’ll share the story of GameTruck and how it has become a fantastic option for winter parties. Join me as we explore the exciting world of GameTruck and its year-round entertainment offerings.
I remember asking my wife after one particularly stressful night early in the history of the company, “Why did you let me do this?” She answered simply enough, “Because there was no stopping you.”
Trailblazing a NEW frontier.
Creating the ultimate winter party experience.
I have written about my initial vision for the company many times in many places. In short, I was focused on recreating the environment I loved as a kid. Playing the best games with my best friends. Where I got lucky was that I also tried to design a party that met my wife’s needs as a parent.
It had to be simple, effortless, easy. It also had to be cool. Not just cool as in, wow that’s awesome! but temperature wise. I live in Arizona. Getting rid of heat is a big deal. If I wanted to operate a year-round business, I needed to have a way of managing the thermal load of a couple dozen kids, electronics, with the sun beating down on us.
From the very beginning our trailers were designed to be insulated.
Winter proof Fun
Surprising Discoveries for Winter Parties.
What I didn’t think about, and provided to be interesting, is that isolating heat works in both directions. If you don’t want heat to get in, the same insulation can be used to keep heat from getting out.
When we sold our first franchises in California, so I wasn’t too worried about the weather. But when we opened a GameTruck franchise in New Jersey, I was nervous about the winter. Turns out, I didn’t need to be. Come to find out, a mobile video game theater works just great in the winter!
The decision to make our units self-contained and climate-controlled ensured the safety and enjoyment of kids throughout the year, making winter parties a breeze.
When I saw the first pictures of people have a GameTruck party in the winter snow I was floored. It turned out the kids, who are used to going to school all year in the snow, had no trouble running from their front door to the trailer to play video games. And the same conditions that made GameTruck loved by parents everywhere still applied.
Love, all the way around!
The kids were home, but not in the house. The parents could hang out and enjoy themselves knowing their kids were safe with our expert Game Coaches have the time of their lives. The weather was the least of the problems. In fact, it was almost never a problem at all! Over the last decade and half, we have had more problems about showing up than not showing up.
You see, GameTruck owners take showing up for a child’s birthday seriously. If the roads have been plowed, chances are, our owners are going to be there. That is why it is always a good idea to check your messages and email the day before you party.
You should never assume we will not show up because the weather is bad. Kids are born in all months of the year, which means GameTruck, (unlike a lot of other mobile concepts), also works in all 12 of those months.
But how has this changed in 2020 for Winter Parties?
At its core, GameTruck was always about providing private parties as an alternate to the mad crowds and expensive carnival games of the family entertainment center.
We’ve taken it a step further with GameTruck@Home, where you don’t even need to step outside your house for a winter party. We can deliver pre-sanitized video game consoles loaded with fantastic games, allowing you to enjoy gaming in the comfort of your own home during the winter season. Friendships are forged and strengthened through shared experiences, and GameTruck ensures that making friends doesn’t stop just because it’s cold outside. Making friends does not stop just because it gets cold outside.
Neither does GameTruck.
Ready for Fun, Rain or Shine, in Winter Parties
So whether it’s Nintendo Switch, XBox One, or Playstation 4 (in your home or in the trailer), our team is ready to bring your friends and family the best party experience ever no matter the reason or season!
We welcome you as both a returning and brand new customer.
Now, there’s only one thing left to do. Fill out a form or give us a call to book your event today!
You might even get a few great smiles and some long lost laughter you’ve been longing for…
Sincerely,
Scott Novis | Founder
If you’re interested in booking a GameTruck party for your next event, visit our website at www.gametruck.com
Check out our Winter Fun for Families – 9 Affordable Ideas for more!
Virtual Gaming Party Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Video Game Party Company Goes Virtual Helping Mom and Dad Save Birthday Parties
GameTruck, the industry leader in mobile video game parties, is proud to announce a new offering to its video game party options. Virtual Gaming Parties.
Over the past 15 years, GameTruck, who invented the mobile video game party, has entertained and connected more than ten million children and their families across the country. Due to the extraordinary circumstances the world is facing, GameTruck is constantly looking for ways to get people connected. As a way to support communities, GameTruck officially launched Virtual Gaming Parties to provide entertainment and relief during this difficult time.
Virtual gaming parties offer customers a way to play and experience the joy of a video game party while practicing social distancing. A virtual gaming party will let up to 24 players connect with each other remotely through voice and text chat to communicate and join each other in the online games they share.
The goal of virtual gaming parties is to create a product that allows people to connect virtually while in-person parties are impossible. Moreover, GameTruck will insert the best parts of their in-person gaming parties and to create a virtual offering that is safe, easy, and tons of fun.
Here is how a virtual gaming party works:
- GameTruck creates a private virtual party space for customers to join together, remotely.
- Customers will play from their homes, and join the fun, remotely.
- The GameCoach connects everyone, helps share friend codes, presents special challenges, and monitors the fun.
- Customers will provide their own gaming equipment and games.
- GameTruck will manage the setup, gameplay and will moderate the entire event.
“At its core, GameTruck is a human connection company. In-person social interaction has been the heart of our business. The current public health crisis gives us an opportunity to reimagine how to entertain communities without physically being together. We are excited to launch our Virtual Gaming Parties,” Founder Scott Novis said.
GameTruck virtual gaming parties are a turn-key solution to connecting people through video games. Scott Novis, GameTruck Founder, believes this offering could be a game-changer in the video game entertainment and esports market.
“With so many people staying home from school and work, our team came together and came up with a solution to connect people,” Novis said. “I am very proud to stand behind our virtual gaming party experience, and I believe we can continue our mission: to connect people through gaming.”
Virtual gaming parties will be available across the United States starting Monday, March 23, 2020. For more information, please visit: http://www.gametruckparty.com/parties/virtual-gaming-parties.
About GameTruck™ and Global Youth Enterprises, LLC
Global Youth Enterprises, LLC is a human connection company that creates transformational video game experiences through excellence in entertainment, sports and learning. The company operates GameTruck™, http://www.gametruck.com, and Gameplex™, http://www.gameplex.com, franchises across the U.S. to deliver high-quality entertainment for private parties and corporate events. In addition, Bravous® Esports, http://www.bravous.com, serves the competitive and recreational Esports players of all ages. For more information, please visit http://www.globalyouthenterprises.com.
Doolittle “Does Little” To Entertain My Family and Me
This review was written to help you determine if you should take your family to see this movie.
I took my family to go see Dr. Doolittle this weekend, and it was something that I greatly regret. I thought that this movie would be a fantastical, whimsical, funny trip through history and fantasy. But instead, I found a plotless storyline with all-star actors who all seemed to play on their own teams. Unlike my last movie review: Sonic The Hedgehog, which hits high marks in many different areas.
The premise of the story takes place in 19th century England, where a professor named Dr. Doolittle can speak to exotic animals. He’s granted an estate by the Queen of England.
He travels the world, collecting and speaking to these animals with his wife, Lily.
Lilly then disappears at sea and Doolittle disappears from the world in a very predictable fashion.
Throughout the entire movie, I found myself having to explain to my children what was happening. There was one point where I took my son to the potty and he was more interested in playing with Spongebob than going back into the theater.
My children are four and five years old, and although my five-year old can read very simple words like in a Dr. Seuss book, she really can’t grasp the context of words that are on a screen. This movie has many different types of those instances to set the scene for different areas of the movie, and without those words being there, you would have no idea if you didn’t know how to read what was happening in the plot. The dialogue and scenes don’t go far enough to make it super obvious.
This was very annoying to me as a father because when I bring my children to a movie, I want them to be entertained and understand what’s going on. I want them to follow the story. Throughout this film, my children had no idea what was happening. I had to keep explaining things to them and often received a glossed over look in return.
There were some really funny moments in the movie that director, Stephen Gaghan got right. There were probably four or five instances where you just laughed out loud at some of the jokes, but in a two-hour movie that has no plot, four or five instances of laughing-out-loud doesn’t work. Sadly, throughout most of the film, you’re just kind of going, what is happening here?
Frankly, I didn’t care about any of the characters. I didn’t care about Dr. Doolittle. I didn’t care about the Queen of England. I didn’t care about any of the animals. There wasn’t one character in this movie that I drew a connection with and really could get behind and cheer for.
It didn’t take me on the roller coaster ride of emotions, up and down. There were some fun moments but for the most part, this movie misses the mark on many levels in terms of the way a movie is supposed to make you feel.
Robert Downey Jr. should stick to playing roles like Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes as his Dr. Dolittle missed the mark in many respects. He didn’t stay true to the character, the entire movie. He tried to force comedy, which never works. And it seemed as though he really didn’t have any idea where he was going on his journey throughout the film which led to awkward, pointless dialogue and moments that left me scratching my head.
On a positive note, Emma Thompson does a very good job playing Polynesia, the parrot. She is the glue that somehow strings this movie together. If it wasn’t for her character and performance, this movie would have completely fallen apart (more than it did). The choices she makes as the parrot throughout the entire movie entertains and does a great job of explaining where so many plot holes fail.
Tom Holland plays Jip, the faithful best friend, a.k.a. dog, of Dr. Doolittle. Holland does a fantastic job of portraying this very wise and smart dog who helps Dolittle diagnose the gravely ill Queen. It’s unfortunate that Holland doesn’t appear more in the movie. If he had appeared more, it would have enhanced and added to the film quite nicely. But instead, the story calls for him to stay by the Queen’s side, as Dolittle goes on his journey to grab the necessary items, in a land far away, to heal the queen.
Michael Sheen plays the villain in this movie. Full disclosure, I typically like how Sheen plays a villain. (Sheen was great as Lucian in Underworld) But he plays Mudfly in a mundane and almost campy manner. You don’t get the sense at any point that he will win the day. A good villain delivers a performance that matches that of the protagonist. However, considering Robert Downey Jr.’s performance, I guess this is to be expected. Unfortunate indeed!
If I were you, and I had a family, I would wait to explore this movie when it comes out on Netflix or Amazon Prime, or one of the streaming services. At least when you stream, you can watch it for free (or close to it) and don’t have to waste $20 to $30 on a family trip to the movie theater.
Do yourself a favor. Wait a few months, warm up some popcorn at home and be in an in a spot where you can easily turn off this movie and go on to something else, if need be.
Score
I give this movie 4 out of 10 Game Cartridges.
