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Moving golf simulation into the cloud [0]. Golf is one of the only sports that can be realistically simulated indoors. Golf is also one of the only sports whe
by beachy 3y ago
Moving golf simulation into the cloud [0].
Golf is one of the only sports that can be realistically simulated indoors.
Golf is also one of the only sports where even severe lag has no effect on the accuracy of the play - just the viewing experience. Unlike FPS games in the cloud which become unplayable with even modest lag.
The golf simulation technology landscape today is pre-cloud. People running their own gaming computers with complex lash ups of open source software to connect their launch monitors. All pretty prohibitive to the stereotypical older tech-averse golf player.
[0] https://golfsimcloud.com https://golfsimcloud.com
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