Press Releases

Seattle Casual Connect 2012 Panel is available online

Posted By Weboolu On August 23, 2012

 

Multiple Screens Present Multiple Opportunities | Zeevi, Bendov & Gupta give a pannel in the Seattle Casual Connect Conference.

As many consumers are utilizing a second device to access online content while simultaneously watching TV, media companies are evolving to embrace these shifting lifestyles and engage users with new technology. Multi-screen support presents new opportunities for cable operators, game developers, and broadcast networks to deliver content and services that provide a truly engaging experience. This panel will look into the various premium offerings that content providers and distributors can create through a multiscreen platform that allows them to differentiate from competitors, retain existing customers, and attract additional audiences.
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Is Weboolu the virtual console of the future?

Posted By Weboolu On August 9, 2012

 

Imagine a games console of the future where you don’t have to buy a piece of hardware and connect it to your TV.  Instead, your browser is the console and your smart phone is your controller. This is the vision of Weboolu, a new gaming start-up based in Israel aiming to create the next generation console with the casual gamer in mind.

According to Itay Gur and Gur Zeevi, founders of Weboolu, casual gamers want games which they can play with their friends, the experience should be laid-back, and the games should be always available, no matter the device you have.

Their solution is an HTML5 app that users can download on their phone and easily sync with any device, including computers smart TV’s, or other mobile devices.  Basically, anywhere you can run a HTML5-enabled browser, you can play games on Weboolu.

For the full article: http://www.gamezebo.com/news/2012/08/08/weboolu-virtual-console-future

 

 

La Stampa praises Weboolu

Posted By Erez Rosenbloom On August 1, 2012

 

After Weboolu’s appearance in the Casual Connect convention in Seattle, we have received a lot of attention from many people, companies and the press. La Stampa, an Italian news site, has published an article about what Weboolu is doing.

Read the full article here: http://www3.lastampa.it/giochi/sezioni/over-game/articolo/lstp/463851/

Venture beat releases first press release about Weboolu

Posted By Weboolu On July 24, 2012

Venture beat releases first press interview with Itay Gur & Gur Zeevi after bringing Weboolu out of stealth mode.

 

Weboolu Uses smartphones to create virtual game consoles on any display
Weboolu hopes to throw the traditional game console business for a loop with something it calls a Virtual Entertainment Console. All the tech needs is a web browser and a smartphone that doubles as a touchscreen controller.

The so-called “console” is an alternative way to play games for someone with just a smartphone and a PC, Smart TV, or any kind of web-connected display. Gur Zeevi, chief executive and co-founder of Weboolu, claimed in an interview with GamesBeat that this method is a clever way to put both games and web videos in places where they were never intended to be played. This just the latest in a trend of games spreading to just about any screen imaginable.

“We can use the hardware that you already have and turn it into a game machine,” Zeevi said.

You can initiate the Virtual Entertainment Console within any web browser and control it with a web-enabled mobile device. It supports multiplayer experiences where users can simultaneously connect to a single virtual console and engage in the same game. The tech supports iPhones, iPod Touches, and Android devices as touchscreen controllers. The company is showing the system at the Casual Connect game conference in Seattle this week.

For the full article visit: http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/24/weboolu-uses-smartphones-to-create-virtual-game-consoles/

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