It’s hard to imagine life in today’s fast-paced world without mobile technology. It’s hard to sit down for a conversation, or even a meal, when the possibility of being summoned by a boss, relative or friend at the press of a button is ever-present.
Adam Wyatt has a solution for this problem: make fun mobile. And with his novel business idea, he’s done just that.
Wyatt runs a business called Games on the Fly, a mobile gaming company that combines laser tag and video games and brings them to his customers’ backyards. Wyatt bought the business from a man in Alabama about a year ago, but he quickly expanded it to suit the needs of his Baton Rouge clientele.
“The gentleman had a real good idea, but we added a lot of things and tweaked it so it’d be a lot better,” Wyatt said.
Wyatt caters parties, fundraisers and concerts, and he can bring up to four attractions with him to any major event.
Wyatt said his most popular attraction is an inflatable 1250-square-foot laser tag arena that can be transported anywhere in Baton Rouge in a matter of minutes. It is equipped with black lights, strobe lights, fog machines and laser rifles, and it can accommodate up to 10 people in a single game.
The company also boasts ownership of an 11-piece water tag battleground complete with 24 water guns and vests. The vests collect water every time they’re hit, and the person with the smallest volume of water in their vest at the end of the battle is considered the winner.
“It’s a lot of fun in itself, though people really like jumping on the arena and messing around,” Wyatt said.
Many thrill-seekers rent Wyatt’s hamster balls for their parties. These giant plastic spheres can hold people up to 9 feet tall, and can be used to roll down gentle slopes or in combat against other hamster balls. Wyatt said these balls are popular among sororities, which routinely order them for their events.
Patrons who prefer more traditional forms of gaming can sit in Wyatt’s gaming trailer, a fully lit, temperature-controlled vehicle outfitted with cushioned seats and stocked with game consoles such as the Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Wyatt updates his collection of video games upon request and hosts gaming tournaments for players of all skill levels.
“People really like ‘Madden,’ so we end up holding a lot of those competitions while we put the Saints on in the background,” Wyatt said.
Games on the Fly also has an arrangement with the East Baton Rouge Parish Recreation and Park Commission and can host parties in BREC space for customers who cannot host a party at their own locations.
Wyatt’s business is less than a year old, but it has already been met with financial success. He attributes his company’s achievements to the diversity of its attractions, its commitment to expansion and its appeal to a broad range of age groups.
“We’re always fully staffed for the kids, but we get a lot of adults and college-aged people who want to rent us out too,” Wyatt said.
He said his company has no trouble handling the success, and he routinely serves parties with hundreds of people. His most recent large-scale events include visits to Westminster Elementary School and the Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-Off in Denham Springs.
Wyatt intends to use his newfound success to further expand Games on the Fly. He plans to add an additional trailer and other attractions to its repertoire in the near future. To him, the money and the popularity are nice, but his real satisfaction comes from the joy he brings his customers.
“At the end of the day, I don’t know where these people come from. I just see their excitement, and I love to see a smile on somebody’s face,” Wyatt said.
“At the end of the day, I don’t know where these people come from – I just see their excitement, and I love to see a smile on somebody’s face.”
Games On The Fly can bring a trailer full of TVs and video game consoles to events.
