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Cameras are here, the software is here too, I've actually toyed around with some implementations and they're definitely good enough. The big problem that scare
by GFischer 11y ago
Cameras are here, the software is here too, I've actually toyed around with some implementations and they're definitely good enough.
The big problem that scares me is sports licensing and all the legal stuff attached.
VR will allow lots of cool stuff like that :) . One possibility I was thinking about was putting the cameras on the referees instead of the players themselves (for sports such as soccer).
But I think it'll happen as soon as there's a critical mass of people buying VR headsets.
- metasean 11y agoAre there really cameras currently available that are light enough to provide 360° view without interfering with the athlete's performance?
- ryandamm 11y agoNo, unless the athlete is doing power lifting or something trivial. It's possible an athlete already accustomed to encumbrance wouldn't mind more -- like a few cameras on a football helmet -- but keep in mind that even a GoPro is ~80g, and you need about 3-4 of those to get 360 (mono). Stereo is actually super important, and that requires a lot more cameras. Personally, I put this in one of those 'future, maybe' categories. Now, a VR view from courtside seats... well, that's literally already happening. Just look up NextVR, among others (that I'm probably not allowed to talk about). 2016 is the (first) year of VR, for real.