Pocket Night: LCD Handheld

Pocket Night is three tiny monochrome LCD game machines about night jobs in a small town. A REAL MONOCHROME LCD Figures move only by fixed segments switching on and off. Unlit segments are faintly visible, lit ones cast a small shadow, and each one lingers for an instant as it fades. A hand-painted town shows through beneath the glass. FOLD IPHONE DUO INTO A HANDHELD Set it down half-open and the top screen becomes the display while the bottom becomes the control pad and buttons. On other iPhones it stacks top to bottom; in landscape and on iPad it lays out pad, screen, buttons side by side. THREE MACHINES • Umbrella Shop (free) — A sudden shower. Hand an umbrella to everyone who reaches the shop. • Lighthouse Keeper — Turn the beam toward each boat before it hits the rocks, and top up the lamp oil before the light goes out. • Night Bakery — Three ovens. Pull each loaf when it turns…