PocketCake Company Profile
Based in the Kansas City area, PocketCake was founded in November 2012 as the "next generation mobile app development company,” creating apps for gaming, social networking, merchandising, entertainment and education. The company also develops custom apps for businesses, municipalities and other organizations. PocketCake is the brainchild of Ellis Gorden and Jim Bassett. Gorden, PocketCake's CEO, has nearly 50 years of experience starting, expanding and driving businesses. Bassett, PocketCake's project manager, has 15 years of experience in information technology, business management and customer relations. To learn more, please visit PocketCake’s Web site, www.pocketcake.com.
News from PocketCake:
PocketCake and 360 Architecture to Partner at Scouting 500, Giving Visitors a Virtual Tour of the New Atlanta Falcons Stadium Using the Oculus Rift
Stadium tour taking place at Kansas Speedway Saturday, May 17 KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The new Atlanta Falcons stadium, designed by Kansas City's 360 Architecture, won't be ready until the 2017 NFL season. The groundbreaking $1.2 billion stadium – featuring an eight-panel retractable roof and a Roman Pantheon-inspired glass wall that opens […]
PocketCake Moves Towards Next Frontier with Introduction of Virtual Reality to Architectural Firms Using the Oculus Rift
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Facebook's recent $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR is further validation of virtual reality's place in a host of industries, including gaming, medicine, the military, education and architecture. The Oculus Rift's arrival has ushered in a new age for virtual reality, one in which motion sickness and the […]
The Next Frontier in BIM: Virtual Reality in Architecture
When combined with the Oculus Rift and VRSCA, a mobile workstation, PocketCake's virtual reality services enable architects, engineers and builders to convey their designs in real space for a price comparable to traditional illustrations KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Among the greatest challenges facing architects is conveying the look and feel of a […]
VRSCA: Virtual Reality Realized
Groundbreaking product from PocketCake, three times more powerful than the average high-performance computer, allows for up to eight people to experience a virtual reality simulation at the same time KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Virtual Reality (VR) simulation technology is changing the way architects present their designs, physicians train for new procedures, real […]
Virtual Reality Set to Revolutionize Architecture, Engineering and Real Estate
PocketCake's virtual reality services, combined with Oculus Rift hardware, allow clients to experience a project in an immersive 3D environment for a price comparable to traditional architectural illustrations KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — PocketCake is working with some of the nation's top architectural and engineering companies, converting their 3D models into stunning […]
Archery at Your Fingertips: New iOS, Android Game Arrow Flick Features 150 Rounds of Big-Time Hunting and Heckling
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Arrow Flick — a one-finger archery game from PocketCake, the makers of the popular mobile game LavaCat — is now available for iOS and Android devices. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131104/PH09147-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131104/PH09147-b) What if you could have the excitement of bowhunting at your fingertips whenever you wanted? What if you didn't need […]
ArrowFlick One-Finger Archery Game Available on iOS and Android Devices
In exciting new archery game for iOS and Android, players can hunt big game, earn dozens of achievements KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — PocketCake has announced the release of ArrowFlick, a one-finger archery game for iOS and Android devices. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131028/PH04864-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131028/PH04864-b) ArrowFlick is a highly visceral entertainment in which players fling arrows […]
Small App Developer PocketCake Demonstrates Big Resourcefulness After Less Than One Year In Business
Startup creates custom apps for business and personal use in addition to games, including LavaCat KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Five years after takeoff, the mobile app industry hasn't touched down yet. And won't anytime soon. Every day, four times more smartphones are activated than babies born. App revenue has grown from $1.8 […]
Next Generation Mobile App Development Firm PocketCake Launches Groundbreaking Game LavaCat to iOS and Ouya Platforms
LavaCat has been downloaded more than 50,000 times on Android devices worldwide KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — LavaCat, the first mobile game allowing players to rewind time, will be available on iOS, Facebook and Ouya the week of Monday, September 23. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130923/PH83980-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130923/PH83980-b) LavaCat, which launched on Android Saturday, July 27, has been […]
New Version of Popular Mobile Game LavaCat Includes All-New Obstacles with Nine Additional Levels and Three Minigames
LavaCat is first mobile game allowing players to rewind time KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — PocketCake, a mobile app developer, has announced a major update to its first game, LavaCat, which has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since its release on Google Play Saturday, July 27. The new version will include 19 […]
PocketCake, a Kansas City App Developer, to Launch Debut Game on iOS, Ouya
LavaCat, surpassing 25,000 downloads, reaches 87th on Google Play's list of top 500 free games KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — PocketCake, a mobile app developer, has announced that its first game, LavaCat, will be available in mid-September on iOS, Facebook, the Chrome Web Store and Ouya, a portable game console that premiered in […]
