Plymouth Olympian Tom Daley launches iPhone app diving game
OLYMPIC diver Tom Daley revealed on his 18th birthday that he has fallen for his own iPhone app.
Within two days of launching the game, Tom Daley Dive, was already up to 58th most downloaded free app from the Apple store.
The teenager has tweeted to say that he has already unlocked all of the most challenging levels.
He said: "Is it sad that I have unlocked all the dives in my own game? #addicted #TomDaleyDive."
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Tom celebrated his birthday yesterday by signing copies of his book Tom Daley: My Story at Waterstones in London's Piccadilly.
The Olympic hopeful has proved that neither book or app are distracting him from his goal – he received an early birthday present on Sunday when he was crowned European 10 metre platform champion after a dominant performance in Eindhoven.
He blitzed his rivals in the morning's preliminary round and there was no let-up in the final as he comfortably reclaimed the crown he first won as a 13-year-old.
Tom Daley Dive challenges players to master the art of diving using timed touchscreen gestures to roll, twist and tuck their way onto the global leader board.
Tom said: "Apps are one of the best things about having a phone, and I jumped at the chance to create my own. There are no good diving games out there and I love how this game has turned out: it looks great and feels very realistic – although I'm a bit nervous my own score won't make the online leader-board.
"If the game helps raise awareness of diving and gets people excited about the Olympics this year, I'll be really pleased."
Apps developer Chelsea Apps Factory has launched the game in partnership with Tom. Tom modelled his techniques for the game and players will be able to watch a virtual Daley show them how each dive should be done before attempting it themselves.
A Chelsea Apps spokesman said: "The game has only been out two days but it has been reviewed 120 times already and there were 300 tweets mentioning Tom Daley Dive on day one, so the response has been huge."
Comments
by PL1Plym
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 1:47PM
“Strange thing is though Jannerbloke my original comment was very complimentary to Tom. I genuinely think he is a great ambassador for both the city and young people. My original post just pointed out that he is now part of a marketing machine selling a brand.
I'm sure his new app will do well. I hope that he his getting a good cut of the profits that it will make. I'm sure playing a game with Tom in his trunks is part of the appeal of the game!”
by Jannerbloke
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 1:32PM
“PL1Plym. The answer is simple. However remarkably free these boards may be, they cannot be used for abuse or bullying. Would you allow that? Cheap schoolyard name calling is the act of the rabble and worse. Why do it? If there is a justified comment to be made then it will not be taken down. This lad is plainly mismanaging his presentation. Some of the things he does make him look a bit silly. He might be mismanaged or have no management at all. If you or others have a wider point, why not speak directly to the media and have your comments contained in a proper article. The persistent jealous nastiness of a lot of Plymouth people never ceases to depress. Is it any wonder that the place has a reputation as a low brow intolerant chavvy city.”
by sadperson
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 1:06PM
“He forgot to tan his hands.”
by Johnny_Brant
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 1:03PM
“Hey Tom mate, with that deep tan you should be advertising Cadbury's Dairy Milk”
by PL1Plym
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 12:53PM
“I love the way this site clears all the comments made previously. All the original comments have gone! What is the f in point! of leaving comments???”
by BettyD
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 9:48AM
“EXACTLY Cliff!!!!!, I have so much more time for Tonia and Sarah, now they are GENUINELY nice girls who go about training and competitions quietly NOT actively seeking out media attention, unlike Mr Daley
18 and he has a book out about his life......please.......what life he hasn't lived yet, as for the game I doubt very much that he had time to sit and devise such a game as it takes hrs, months and years to write a program for a decent computer generated game..............no , he's just put his name to it
Can't wait for the games to be over so we can hear less about TD”
by Cliff1961
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 9:20AM
“Lovely chap and well deserved of praise but the Herald seems to forget that we also have another diving champ in Tonia Coach. It would be nice to see some big write ups for her as well.”
by edtigger1978
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 8:24AM
“@PL7Mafia
now he 18 im sure it is”
by Jannerbloke
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 7:56AM
“Very accomplished diver but his publicist can't seem to avoid letting him lapse into self parody.”