Innovative Trends & Challenges in Fantasy Sports App Development in 2020

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Innovative Trends Challenges in Fantasy Sports
App Development in 2020

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In the present netizens world, wherein online
gaming has gained an increasing amount of
traction and continues to become more and more
popular, fantasy sports have come into the
spotlight. This new industry is earning millions
of dollars and is an absolute hit with sports
enthusiasts. So what exactly does a fantasy
sports app do?Fantasy sports allow users to be
the manager of their own favorite game virtually.
It can be football, cricket , auto racing, etc.
They participate in various leagues and
tournaments by paying money from their e-wallet.
There is a systematic way of games being played.
They will be provided with all the instructions.
Their total score will be displayed on the
leaderboard. And, they will win cash prizes
according to the scores.
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Latest Trends
Thus, with technological advancement growing user
base is not great challenge anymore there are
many ways bringing new users to platform and
engage the existing user base. Lets have a look
at these trends
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1 Use Of VR And AR Augmented Reality (AR) and
Virtual Reality (VR) are extremely popular with
users because they provide real-life experience.
These technologies are creating a huge buzz in
the industry and are used for live streaming
sports application development so that users can
enjoy the real-life feel of being in the
stadium. 2 Social Media Integration When users
share their experiences on social media
platforms, it helps with marketing and outreach
and creates a brand reputation which leads to
gaining a wider userbase. Users share their
rewards and referral codes on Instagram,
Facebook, and Twitter which intrigues others into
playing the game too. Everyone wants a piece of
the action!
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3 Gamification Gamification is an application
of game designing elements and is used for app
development. It adds new and exciting features to
your application which helps increase user
engagement and grabs the attention of the users,
keeping them hooked for hours on end. 4 Use Of
AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps with
delivering personalized user experience by
studying and suggesting the content that users
are gravitated towards. It also solves
user-queries with predefined answers.
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5 Rewards Users are incentivized to play even
more if theyre offered rewards, it increases
engagement by keeping them hooked till they earn
the reward and builds goodwill once they win the
reward. It increases the traffic on the app and
helps with userbase expansion. 6 Eye-Capturing
Advertisements Marketing and Advertising define
the success of a product more than anything.
Creating short, crisp, and trendy ads, especially
on social media, will ensure a good amount of
users. Displaying benefits over features is a
major key as well.
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Latest Trends
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1 Learning How The Game Works Understanding the
game is a big challenge for app developers. While
they have a good stronghold over their domain,
the initial stages with the testing development
phase might seem like quite a task as it requires
a lot of pre-planning, mental aptitude, multiple
testing arenas, and is time-consuming. 2 Huge
Data Integration With an increasing userbase,
comes the challenge of sustaining more than a few
thousand users simultaneously on the app. This
calls for dealing with huge data integration on
the part of the app developers. This data
includes the players, teams, points, etc. This
requires a lot of effort but is necessary for the
smooth and error-free functioning of the app.
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• 3 Heavy App
• Users do not prefer heavy apps. Apps that consume
  excess battery life and more storage space are
  most likely uninstalled by users after a while.
  Users want an app that is light and performs
  well. Thus, the apps must be tested very properly
  to ensure there are no such errors and other
  bugs/glitches.
• 4 Team Of Experts
• To develop a perfect app, one requires a team of
  professional experts such as Project Manager,
  Backend Developer, IOS Developer, Android
  Developer, Q/A Professional, UI/UX Designer, etc.
  One must also be abreast with all recent trends
  and developments and integrate them into their
  app.

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It is no easy task, but it is selling like
hotcakes. Ensuring that each box is checked
appropriately will guarantee a successful app.
Increasing dependence on technology and creating
a new way to pass time fuelled with cash rewards
will bring users in millions to play fantasy
sports games. The industry is booming and hitting
the market right can do wonders for those who
want to build their own fantasy sports
application! So what are you waiting for?
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