TV Now

Question popped up! You have 10 seconds to answer!
See answer statistics after the fact!
Producer home screen.
Producer view of scheduled questions.
Adding a new question screen.

Inspiration

We log on twice a day everyday to a live quiz show on your phones call HQ Trivia for a chance to split a prize of $2000! We saw live mobile games as an opportunity for TV networks to engage their users.

What it does

Our web app allows producers to choose specific times accurate to the second for prediction questions about their live show to be pushed to users' phones. Users watching the show can play along on their phones, competing with other viewers of the show, have 10 seconds to answer the multiple choice question before it is revealed on the show. The winner each week receives a prize!

How we built it

We built the producer webapp in javascript and html. We built the backend using Firebase. We built the iOS app using Swift.

Challenges we ran into

Access control for questions - making sure that users can only see the questions at the exact scheduled time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Getting all the separate working pieces integrated and working together nicely.

What we learned

Authentication using Google accounts and change streams in Firebase.

What's next for TV Now

This was a proof of concept application for The Bachelor. We could create custom applications for any show that airs on cable. We can take this concept and sell it to TV networks looking to increase viewership and ad revenues.