Somewhere along the way, our phones turned into doomscrolling machines. The apps we open all day are designed to hold our attention, not to give us something good back. I don't think social media is bringing out the best in any of us, and I wanted to make something that does the opposite.

I grew up on games like Tecmo Super Bowl, ISS Deluxe 64, FIFA, and Madden. To this day, I still enjoy playing Retro Bowl or Crossy Road on my phone. But too many great games ask too much: a console to sit down at, a one-gigabyte download, or a game that only works sideways.

That sideways part bothers me the most. Landscape mode just isn't how any of us naturally hold a phone. So Swipeglass games work the other way around. They're portrait first, playable with one hand and one thumb, as easy as scrolling Instagram, except this time it's a break that actually brings out the best in you.

Our games are made for every age, whether you're a kid on the couch or an adult killing a few minutes on a lunch break, in line at the DMV, or waiting in the school pick-up line. They're built to spark a little imagination and passion instead of numbing it. Pick one up, play for a few minutes, and put it down feeling a little lighter.

Our first game is Pixel Rugby. You don't need to know a thing about rugby to play, but it's built to make real fans feel at home. Under the hood it's surprisingly deep, with a career mode and world rankings you can keep building for months, like a save file on a real console.

Many more are on the way, all sharing the same simple idea: open this instead of the feed.

Thanks for being here early.