Developed for Fox Sports Australia, Fox Footy Live Kick was one of the very first smartphone TV Companion games to hit the Australian market. It was released to coincide with the launch of Foxtel's new Fox Footy TV channel - dedicated to the AFL 2012 season.
Fox Footy Live Kick is a rich kicking game that integrates data from live AFL matches to allow players to take the same kicks as their team takes on the field. The game takes location co-ordinates of where kicks were taken on the field and places them on the game screen for the player to try to score. Players choose which team they want to kick for and every kick from every live match is available to take. When they take a kick they earn points for them and their team.
Live Kick also features a virtual currency, Footy Dollars. Players earn Footy Dollars when their team in the live match scores points and they spend their Footy Dollars to take kicks in the game. Footy Dollars are also available via free voucher codes distributed by the app sponsors, NAB and Foxtel on their websites. The vouchers drive Live Kick players to web players where they can see a specific sponsor message.
Live Kick also features a training mode, latest Fox Sports news, display advertising integration, leaderboards and a Fox Sports TV guide.
As lead developer, I was responsible for the majority of aspects in the game including visual design, UI design, programming, code base, game play, sounds, music, app flow and more.
This game was revolutionary for it's time and can be considered a true feather in my cap for 2012!
Developed by: 3RD Sense Pty Ltd
Client: Fox Sports Australia
Released: April 2012
Status: No longer live (season 2012 and related competition elements concluded)
