ISSA Introduces Mobile Game for Cleaning Industry

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ISSA has launched a new mobile game for the cleaning industry: Angry Janitors. The game is a free app aiming to educate players on hygiene awareness while keeping them engaged and entertained. The app boasts more than 2,200 downloads since its release.

Developed for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android smartphones and tablets, the Angry Janitors game is available for download at: www.issa.com/angry or by searching Angry Janitors in the iTunes App Store or Google Play.

Angry Janitors combines entertainment and education in one memorable mobile gaming package. Its timing is fitting, particularly as smartphones surpassed laptops as the primary WiFi device in 2013, representing 40 percent of all connections compared to 36 percent for laptops. According to a 2011 study by Biz Tech Day, about 64 percent of smartphone owners use their devices for gaming. 

The game offers a number of facts and tips on the true value of proper cleaning that provide educational value between levels. Angry Janitors game play features three stagesThe School, The Office, and The Hospitaleach with 10 levels. King Dirt, King Germ, and their unwelcome cast of filthy underlings have invaded these facilities, and students, workers, patients, and staff are getting sick. Its up to the player to help the janitorsSweepy, Squirt, and Speedstereliminate dirt and germs at each level, and rack up points along the way.

While Angry Janitors is intended to be entertaining for players of all ages, the game also helps to change the way the world views cleaning by promoting the importance of clean and healthy environments and the crucial role that cleaning professionals play in facilities worldwide, says ISSA web communications director Jon Adkins.

Players earn Golden Plungers when high scores are posted at each level, and the game features a Top Cleaners leader board where players can compare their scores to the thousands of fellow competitors worldwide who have already downloaded the game. If a level proves particularly tricky, the game offers Super-Sized Cleaners to instantly wipe out remaining germs and dirt and help players advance to the next level. Additional Super-Sized Cleaners are available as in-app purchases.

Source: ISSA

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