Netflix unveils 'Triviaverse,' a New Interactive Quiz Game

Trisha Kae Andrada, Tech Times 08 November 2022, 08:11 am

Netflix has released a new interactive game called "Triviaverse," which lets users pit their wits against a "Trivia master" using their TV remote.

The game's objective is for players to get the highest possible score by responding to questions as rapidly as they can before the allotted time expires and acquiring badges.

According to a report by TechCrunch, the worldwide premiere of Triviaverse is taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the streaming platform. It is now accessible in nine different languages, including English, Spanish (LatAm), Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian, Korean, and Japanese.

The Gameplay

The actual gameplay is not very complicated at all. By clicking the arrow keys on their respective remote controls, players are given a certain amount of time to provide accurate responses to as many questions as possible.

The topics to be covered include history, science, and contemporary culture. As they go through the rounds, the challenges will get more complex.

When players hit specific milestones, they get the following badges in order:

Bird Brain
Preschool Graduate
Lucky Guesser
Shockingly Average
Mere Mortal
PhD Dropou
Super Nerd
Potential Genius
Certified Genius
Triviaverse God

The "Triviaverse God" title is the final and most impressive label that players may acquire.

Triviaverse may be played in one of two different modes. The one-player version consists of three rounds of trivia, and the two-player game is divided into two rounds for each player.

"Whether it's challenging a personal best to beat 4,000 points or dueling your friends to reach 10,000 points, we hope you learn something new and have fun," said Rick Sanchez, Director of Product Management for Netflix, in a statement that was published on the company's blog.

Interactive Initiatives

Netflix is no stranger to interactive narratives, but not all of their previous attempts were built to be played the same way a video game is.

Several interactive tales, such as Cat Burglar and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, were released to subscribers in 2017.

It also introduced a forerunner to the Triviaverse in the form of the interactive game Trivia Quest, which included episodes every day in April 2022.

On the other hand, the new game has a more simplified framework, as if Netflix were seeing how much interest there would be in utilizing the service as a gaming platform, as opposed to having interactive elements that simultaneously convey tales.

Cloud Gaming Expansion

Netflix started investing in gaming a year before the release of the new trivia game, and the business has said that it would ultimately grow beyond mobile games.

After a successful third quarter, Netflix's Vice President for Gaming, Mike Verdu, announced plans to expand into cloud gaming and build a new studio in Southern California. This was revealed last month during the TechCrunch Disrupt.

Spry Fox, a game development firm, was bought by Netflix lately, making it a total of five in-house game development companies on the streaming service.

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Written by Trisha Kae Andrada