LivePitch is a second screen iPad application designed to be used as you watch world cup matches on TV. It visualises how active each player on the pitch is, and how possession is divided between the teams in real-time, as the match unfolds. Of course, you can also use it by itself if you're unable to watch the game, and get a sense for how the match is going.
You can compare individual players' stats, as well as check out how teams are doing in groups and standings.
We've only had a month to put together the app and it's not quite perfect yet, but we wanted to get it into your hands as quickly as possible. We'll be working on polishing the app as the World Cup carries on. We'd love to hear your feedback, any thoughts you have or any problems you encounter. Just drop us a line at livepitch@mintdigital.com.
If you need any assets to cover LivePitch, or want to speak to one of us, feel free to get in touch at utku@mintdigital.com or our contact numbers on http://mintdigital.com/contact.
We hope you enjoy LivePitch!
Comments
Tim Morgan
17 June, 2010
Great work getting this done chaps
Joe
17 June, 2010
you are legend
ian morton
17 June, 2010
Great app. Quick responses. I'd be interested in a description of how you take in the stats and keep up with all the events.
Andy
17 June, 2010
@ianmorton The simple answer is it is done by our partners at Picklive.com. I'll try to get back with more info once I've had a chat with them.
Marek
17 June, 2010
Hi, what exactly shows the Possesion line?
Andrew Coe
17 June, 2010
It appears to be 7 or 8 minutes behind live, is there a problem?
Cameron
17 June, 2010
@Marek The possession line is an estimate, based on specific events like passes, interceptions, etc. It will be close to the official possession, but not exact. Also, we made a decision to limit how far it can go to either side, based partly on aesthetics.
@Andrew The game did end up 7 or 8 minutes behind, due to a problem right at the start. We hope we have rectified the problem, but will obviously be keeping our eyes open for the next game.
@ianmorton The data is entered by hand, and is delivered via a periodic polling by the iPad app itself.
Thanks all for bearing with us. We did this on a pretty short schedule, and decided it was important to launch even though we knew we had a few wrinkles yet to iron out. Hope you enjoy the app, and sincerely appreciate any feedback.
Laki
18 June, 2010
Great app guys! Do you plan to update results of group games?
Cameron
18 June, 2010
@Laki Yes. That will start happening shortly (tomorrow I hope)
Adrian Lightly
18 June, 2010
Nice one, found you via @7amkickoff, will be getting the app in time for England tonight!
Andy Bell
18 June, 2010
A couple of reviews:
LivePitch Turns Your iPad Into A World Cup “Second Screen” - The Next Web
LivePitch iPad App a Must for World Cup Fans - Dallas Examiner
Davide
19 June, 2010
Do you think I'll have this app also on my iPhone ('cause I don't have iPad and i love your realtime data visualization)? :-)
Macgreiner
19 June, 2010
Ghana v Australia does not appear to be working
Andy Bell
20 June, 2010
@Davide I think there might be a plan along those lines. Let me check with the developers and get back to you.
@Macgreiner Sorry about that. I'll ensure that it gets looked into.
Rob
20 June, 2010
Will I be able to use this app to enter info for games I am watching? Seems like it would be great for keeping detailed stats of games.
Kevin
21 June, 2010
Nice app and I am now intrigued by the 2 screen concept. I do find it perceptually difficult to mentally reconcile the players' positions on the display with their real-time positions on the tv. I wonder whether the background picture of the pitch (as opposed to a blank background) leads me to expect the real-time player data to be in their real-time locations. Of course having those boxes moving around the display in real-time would require a lot more data streaming! But I'm excited to see what more happens in this space! One more thing, what metric does the size of the player boxes correlate with?
Andy Bell
22 June, 2010
@Rob - thanks for the feedback. to be honest, that's not really in the product vision. We are hoping that we adding enough information so that you don't have too!
@Kevin - definitely, that would be wonderful. we are considering whether that might be a possibility for v2. The size of the players' boxes is their cumulative points total, according to these scores: https://football.picklive.com/scoring.
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