"Make sure that anytime the user pulls out their phone, interaction is available, but never force them to [look away from the TV]."
- In this free GDC Vault video from the 2013 App Developers Conference, Viggle VP of product Kyle Brink shares design lessons learned from the building, launching, and operating of his company's self-named, second-screen TV companion app -- which rewards people for playing along while watching TV and movies -- in the talk, "Multi-screen, Multi-platform App Design: Train Wreck or Voltron?"
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