Sports Simulator, a provider of advanced leisure simulators, is celebrating the burgeoning popularity of football simulators, with YouTube content of the FEC favourite going viral.
Family entertainment centres (FECs) have been utilising sports simulators for some time, which appeal to groups of families and friends with their combination of light-hearted competition and engaging exercise. The simulators also attract keen sportspeople to take part in the immersive games.
Sports simulators encourage active play which is accessible to visitors of all abilities and ages, and enable players of mixed skill levels are able to compete against each other. Games range from virtual basketball to football penalty shootouts.
Viral reach
Viral social media content by Street Panna demonstrates the popularity of sports simulators. Jack Downer, also known as Street Panna, is a twice Superball world champion and a highly regarded professional football coach working with premier league players.
Downer’s YouTube content showed the expert playing on a football simulator and has been viewed over 8 million times.
Football simulators enable players to score goals and practice their skills and have caught the imagination of players around the globe.
Street Panna’s viral content shows the potential of sports simulators to engage audiences and enhance reach for FECs. The games are successful in attracting players of all ability levels – from experts like Street Panna through to casual players. This supports attractions in diversifying their audiences, growing visitor numbers and increasing income.
Over 60 different sports are available on Sports Simulators, from fan favourites such as football, tennis and cricket, to more unusual games like shinty, rinkball and foot golf. They feature over 3,500 sporting venues across the world, with over 1,500 game challenges available to play.
Sports Simulator described some of the tools available to resellers earlier this year. It shared that resellers can demonstrate the functionality of various sports simulator programs at low risk. A quality laptop and projector, for example, can display over 60 sports with over 1,500 game challenges.
