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NBA Will Live Broadcast One Game a Week in VR

VRScout

Last year, the major sports league teamed up with NextVR to capture the 2015 All-Star Game and slam-dunk contest in 360° VR video. Today, NBA Digital has once again teamed up with NextVR, announcing that they’ll be broadcasting at least one game every week during the season in VR, which tips off October 25th. There is one catch though.

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NextVR Is Broadcasting NBA Games Live In Virtual Reality Every Tuesday

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

According to Keens, “there will be over 30 games airing on Tuesdays during the regular NBA season.” ” The first broadcast will be the only game that viewers can enjoy free of charge. .” ” The first broadcast will be the only game that viewers can enjoy free of charge.

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All the Ways Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are Shaping Sports

ARVR

This provides audiences a better understanding of the game, as well as a better overall experience. Many sports channels are already experimenting with this technology, including ESPN and Fox Sports, and are incorporating AR as part of their broadcasting and play-by-play analysis to highlighted information about the game in real-time.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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LET’S TALK OCULUS: DRM NO MORE AND PATENT FOR NEW VR MOTION. Teleportation has become a common way to move users around a virtual environment, but Oculus was just granted a patent for a novel method of movement that could be more intuitive.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

In November 2016, Intel acquired virtual reality company Voke whose 360 replay technology has been widely used in the sports world (the company also counts the Sacramento Kings among their investors). EX-HEAD OF SONY PLAYSTATION LONDON FORMS CROSS-PLATFORM VR GAME STUDIO. TOYMAKER HASBRO TO RELEASE A HEAD MOUNTED SIMON SAYS GAME.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report wrapup, we cover the pulse on PlayStation VR, USA Today’s parent company premieres VR news show, the NBA to stream 1 game/week in virtual reality with NextVR, Google wants YOU, investment & funding wrapup, and more… PLAYSTATION VR: TAKING THE PULSE.

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Helping Firefighters Douse Blazes Around the World, with RiVR’s Alex Harvey

XR for Business Podcast

Alex has a deep understanding of the games industry, having worked on commissions for the likes of Codemasters, the BBC, and Ford Motor Company. If anyone knows Kirk McKenzie in Consumers Fire Department in the US over in Sacramento, he is working with GoPro on their next camera, to make sure it’s a little bit more sturdy.