Developer(s) | Vitalii Zlotskii |
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Initial release | 13 September 2016; 4 years ago |
Size | 113.8 MB |
GamePigeon is a mobile gaming app for iOS devices. The app was launched by the company Vitalii Zlotskii[1] on September 13, 2016, as a result of the iOS 10 update, which expanded how users could interact with the Messages app.[2][3] Thus, users could access and utilizes the features of the GamePigeon app while in the Messages app.[2]
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Development and release[edit]
The app was released on September 13, 2016, coinciding with the launch of iOS 10.[3] The app was released for free,[4] although it includes in-app purchases to unlock additional items, such as pool cues.[5]
Games in the app[edit]
The following is a list of games which users can play within GamePigeon:
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In 2016, Poker was cited as one of the games included in GamePigeon,[9][10] although it is not listed on the game's App Store description.[6]
Reception[edit]
GamePigeon has enjoyed commercial success, with VentureBeat noting that GamePigeon was ranked number-one in the 'Top Free' category of the iMessage App Store, six months after its release.[11] Critically, GamePigeon has been generally well received, being highlighted by online media publications early on shortly after the iOS 10 launch.[10] It has since been included on many 'best iMessage apps' lists.[3][8][11] Based on over 88,000 ratings, the game holds a 4.2 out of 5 rating on the App Store.[6] Julian Chokkattu of Digital Trends wrote 'GamePigeon should be like the pre-installed versions of Solitaire and Minesweeper that used to come with older iterations of Windows.'[8] On its launch day, Boy Genius Report included it on a list of '10 of the best iMessage apps, games and stickers for iOS 10 on launch day.'[2]The Daily Dot wrote, 'GamePigeon is easily the best current gaming option within iMessages.'[3]
8-Ball and Cup Pong have been particularly well received by media outlets.[12]The Daily Dot had specific praise for the app's billiards game: '8-Ball controls shockingly smoothly with your fingers, and there’s nothing quite like destroying a dear friend in poker.'[3] During his 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, Cory Booker was cited as playing the game with his family.[13]
In 2017, CNBC cited one teenager who expressed that GamePigeon was one of just a few reasons that those in her age range use the iMessage app.[14] The game has received particular positive reception for allowing introverted individuals to exercise a form social activity; similarly, the game was highlighted as a way to maintain social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][15][16]
Influence[edit]
Snapchat released an in-message games app called Snapchat Games.[17]
As an April Fools' Day joke, The Chronicle, a Duke University newspaper, published that Duke's athletic program adopted Cup Pong as an official varsity sport.[18]
References[edit]
- ^Takahashi, Dean (October 20, 2016). 'Mastermind Studios launches Battle Bash strategy game on iMessage'. VentureBeat. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abcSiegal, Jacob (September 13, 2016). '10 of the best iMessage apps, games and stickers for iOS 10 on launch day'. Boy Genius Report. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abcdeBond, John-Michael (February 28, 2020). 'Text like a champ with these 5 free apps for iMessages'. The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Johnson, Khari (March 5, 2018). 'Google search results now available in Apple's iMessage app drawer'. VentureBeat. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Dirks, Brent (December 7, 2019). '9 Best iMessage Games and How to Play Them With Your Friends'. MakeUseOf. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abc'GamePigeon on the App Store'. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ ab'Here's How I'm Hosting a 'Social Distancing Cup Pong Tournament' This Weekend'. WPST. 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abcChokkattu, Julian (August 18, 2017). 'Own an iPhone 7? Try these 15 iMessage apps, sticker packs, games for iOS 10'. Digital Trends. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Vorhees, John (December 23, 2016). 'My Favorite iMessage Apps and Sticker Packs of 2016'. MacStories.net. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abPullen, John Patrick (October 18, 2016). 'The Ultimate Guide to Apple's New Messages App'. Time. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ abJohnson, Khari (March 20, 2017). 'Forget stickers: iMessage's top 15 apps and games'. VentureBeat. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Bell, Killian (September 3, 2019). 'Apple has no plans to scrap iMessage apps and games'. cultofmac.com. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^'2020 Presidential Democratic Candidates Reveal Their Pop Culture Favorites'. E! Online. July 18, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Castillo, Michelle (February 28, 2017). 'Teens explain how they really use Snapchat and Instagram, and why Facebook still matters'. CNBC. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Rao, Emma (March 10, 2020). 'Revisiting introversion and extroversion: Learning from each other, part 2'. The Tufts Daily. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Webb, Jack (March 24, 2020). 'People are reviving iMessage games during self-isolation - here's how to find them'. Evening Standard. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^Sherrill, Cameron (March 31, 2020). 'The 15 Best Mobile Games to Wile Away Hour After Hour Playing in 2020'. Esquire. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^'Duke Athletics adds GamePigeon 'Cup Pong' as official varsity sport'. The Chronicle. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
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Birds and Training
Pointing Dog Pointers
by Bob and Jody Iler
You’ve likely heard it before and we’ll say it again: It takes three things to train your bird dog—birds, birds, birds! Without birds, your pointing dog pup won’t develop to his full potential. Dummies wrapped in feathers and sprinkled with pheasant scent or wings on fish pole lines just aren’t enough! You’ve got to have the real thing.
Here in the Midwest, pigeons, quail, chukars, and pheasants are fairly easy to attain; one or another of them will work at varying stages in your pup’s development. Gamebird breeding farms, hobby bird breeders, and game preserves are all good sources of acquiring birds for training.
The common pigeon is likely the most economical and possibly the easiest to attain if you are acquainted with a few farmers who would like to lower the pigeon population in their sheds and barns. For many years we’ve caught pigeons at night using flashlight, net and burlap sack, helping to supplement our pigeon pen stock. Sometimes we would purchase pairs of pigeons at bird fairs as well.
Pigeon coops can be built and located unobtrusively in neighborhood backyards as well as country homes. If you have some good homing pigeons and only use blank guns in training with them, they will recall to their pens, once well-acclimated, and you’ll enjoy many seasons of use with them. Years ago, Bob’s father had several runs for his shorthairs attached to the rear of his garage in Elmhurst, Illinois, and also had a small pigeon coop with homing pigeons used for training. His foundation pair, “Fast Delivery Boy” and “Fast Delivery Girl,” would often beat Bob’s dad and the dogs home after a session of training in outlying area fields!
Likewise, quail can be bought at breeding farms and game preserves and kept in a relatively small Johnny house for use in training. Quail, like pigeons, will recall readily back to the pen, as long as other birds remain in the pen to call them back. Also available are small, portable wire recall cages that can be taken with you to training areas. Several birds can be left in the portable cage while others are used for training, and the birds in the field will usually recall back to the portable pen.
Various plans for construction of pigeon coops and quail pens are available online. Since pigeons fly back to their coops, a“landing pad” that remains open during the day and can be closed at night works well for them. Quail generally recall to their pen on the ground and return through a funnel that is wider at its opening and progressively smaller, so that birds can enter the funnel and go through to the pen, but cannot go back out through the funnel.
Chukars and pheasants can also be purchased like quail, through breeders and game preserves. Having many young pheasants in a smaller enclosure is not a good idea, as they will peck each other and usually require blinders to keep from doing so. Keeping a cock bird and several hens for training use works well. Chukars also do well in bird pens. Normally, both pheasants and chukars will not recall to the pens after training use in the field, so these birds aren’t as practical for the novice trainer to keep and use.
Now, let’s take a look at what birds to use, when, and why.
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Quail and pigeons are good choices for most young pups. We like to start with quail, as they are the smallest and can be easily hobbled for gentle introduction to birds with very young pups. As the pups become bolder, we unhobble the quail, releasing them to run and fly. This will excite the pups into chasing them and generate that first spark of enthusiasm that will fan into a lifelong love of birds. Quail have a gamey scent that pups, once introduced to them, will not forget.
Many great bird dogs have been started out on the good old common pigeon. For many pointing dog enthusiasts new to the game, pigeons are the most easily available. It’s important to remember, though, that pigeons will fly up and away with a flapping of wings that can scare or intimidate a young pup first being introduced to birds. Often the pup may startle, back up a bit, and simply watch the pigeon fly away. Some birdy types will take off after the flyaway pigeons with nary a look back, but we’ve found that with quail introduction first, we make sure that a shy pup gets off on the right foot. Pigeons, too, can be hobbled during bird introduction. But the key difference is that they will usually fly, once unhobbled, up high and far away. Quail, on the other hand, will often come back down, to be found again by the young pupil.
We once had a special shorthair named Ranger who refused to work pigeons. For him, it was as though they did not exist. Put a pigeon out in the field, and Ranger, right from the start, ignored it. He lit up for gamebirds, but it was obvious that pigeons were beneath him! You, too, may end up owning a pup like Ranger, who knows that he’s really meant to hunt and point gamebirds, not pigeons, and will let you know this right from the get go. If you have this particular pup, remember our Ranger, and make the effort to introduce your pup to quail. If he has good genetics, you won’t be disappointed!
We keep some chukars in our bird pen for training, but we also like to use chukars when we continue our training at the game preserves. Chukars hold well and are good flyers, ensuring that your pup has time to find and point them and won’t catch them. Plus, once we are shooting birds over our young dog, chukars make delicious dinners.
Finally, we’ll progress to pheasants as the last step in our bird training program, but even then, we’ll use hen pheasants first. They don’t cackle and won’t spur a pup if crippled. They’re also smaller and easier for the pup to pick up, if the dog is a natural retriever. The disadvantage with pheasants and young dogs is that the pheasants will often run, making it more difficult for the inexperienced dog to find and point.
Wild birds, of course, will put the icing on the cake for your dog once her bird training has progressed to that point. Trying to develop your pup on wild birds can be difficult. If she’s not been properly introduced to birds, wild birds can be a strange, often frightening experience. Also, hunting a pup all morning on a cold fall day, without finding a single bird, will do nothing to bring out the bird dog fire in her. You can’t predict what wild birds will do, where they are, or how your inexperienced pup will react.
Birds, birds, birds—but used in the proper sequence, with gentle introduction, and sensible progression—will develop your pointing dog into the one you’ve dreamed of!
Next month, we’ll talk about the many different ways to plant those birds.
Pointing Dog Pointers features monthly training tips by Bob and Jody Iler, who own Green Valley Kennels in Dubuque, Iowa. Bob and Jody have trained pointing dogs for over 35 years and have written many articles for The Pointing Dog Journal.
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