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"the Australian Open’s own channel has streamed select matches using cartoonish avatars of players instead of the actual broadcast." LOL - but why not? They ne

"the Australian Open’s own channel has streamed select matches using cartoonish avatars of players instead of the actual broadcast." LOL - but why not? They need to do this for every sport.

defrost 2y ago
There's a startup here for someone . . . Could even work for CSPAN, QuestionTime, and other political coverage ..
- inglor_cz 2y ago
  Presidential debates... perhaps the viewers could even choose their favorite skin etc.
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    it is always two clowns debating so this would TOTALLY work :)
  - Fuzzwah 2y ago
    Monetize through hats and outfits...
  - lostlogin 2y ago
    Get the favoured candidate to say what the viewer wants, and have the other person say the opposite. Then the system would then be perfect.
teractiveodular 2y ago
Then plug in another AI that maps the cartoons back to deepfakes of the original players, and the circle of life is complete.
nxobject 2y ago
Instead of filling NFL game broadcasts with absurd amounts of graphics overlaid on camera footage, we could go the opposite direction and show minimalist renderings of live NFL games. Revolutionary.
- scripturial 2y ago
  I assume eventually there will be an upsell product that allows you to watch with a 3D/VR courtside view. I’m kind of surprised it doesn’t exist already. I think Apple would sell a few more headsets if they made this happen.
  - YokoZar 2y ago
    Somewhat halfway would be a slightly delayed version of the game using much better-in-hindsight decisions about which camera angles to show during a play.
  - Philpax 2y ago
    Apple are recording footage - there are immersive videos on the AVP for MLS and a few other things, and they're tremendous, but nobody is streaming them yet. It's a lot of data, which I assume hasn't been cracked yet. In addition, the real end-goal would be complete 3D reconstruction that lets you view the stadium from any angle, but I imagine that's a few years away still - lots of technical problems to solve to create a scene and stream it in real-time.
    - crooked-v 2y ago
      Yea, there have been a few events where the (very expensive) Apple custom 3D rig has appeared courtside with no details given. It still remains to be seen what they're going to actually put out using it, since the Apple 3D content so far is extremely limited.
ascagnel_ 2y ago
They do, at least in the US, as viewership has dropped and leagues have struggled to attract younger viewers. - The NFL provided a SpongeBob-themed alt-cast for a game last weekend -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHIfPERX0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHIfPERX0s - F1 has a similar graphics package+commentary for kids -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUBfP2-BEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUBfP2-BEA - The NHL used their new-ish player position tracking tech to produce a real-time (or at least near-real-time) game themed to Big City Greens last year, and is set to do another in a few weeks -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCupuTnNmQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCupuTnNmQ0 - The NBA has similar position-tracking tech, and used to animate a game on Christmas, with Mickey Mouse watching -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE68Q4oPcPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE68Q4oPcPs

"the Australian Open’s own channel has streamed select matches using cartoonish avatars of players instead of the actual broadcast." LOL - but why not? They need to do this for every sport.

defrost 2y ago

There's a startup here for someone . . . Could even work for CSPAN, QuestionTime, and other political coverage ..

inglor_cz 2y ago
Presidential debates... perhaps the viewers could even choose their favorite skin etc.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  it is always two clowns debating so this would TOTALLY work :)
- Fuzzwah 2y ago
  Monetize through hats and outfits...
- lostlogin 2y ago
  Get the favoured candidate to say what the viewer wants, and have the other person say the opposite. Then the system would then be perfect.

teractiveodular 2y ago

Then plug in another AI that maps the cartoons back to deepfakes of the original players, and the circle of life is complete.

nxobject 2y ago

Instead of filling NFL game broadcasts with absurd amounts of graphics overlaid on camera footage, we could go the opposite direction and show minimalist renderings of live NFL games. Revolutionary.

scripturial 2y ago
I assume eventually there will be an upsell product that allows you to watch with a 3D/VR courtside view. I’m kind of surprised it doesn’t exist already. I think Apple would sell a few more headsets if they made this happen.
- YokoZar 2y ago
  Somewhat halfway would be a slightly delayed version of the game using much better-in-hindsight decisions about which camera angles to show during a play.
- Philpax 2y ago
  Apple are recording footage - there are immersive videos on the AVP for MLS and a few other things, and they're tremendous, but nobody is streaming them yet. It's a lot of data, which I assume hasn't been cracked yet. In addition, the real end-goal would be complete 3D reconstruction that lets you view the stadium from any angle, but I imagine that's a few years away still - lots of technical problems to solve to create a scene and stream it in real-time.
  - crooked-v 2y ago
    Yea, there have been a few events where the (very expensive) Apple custom 3D rig has appeared courtside with no details given. It still remains to be seen what they're going to actually put out using it, since the Apple 3D content so far is extremely limited.

ascagnel_ 2y ago

They do, at least in the US, as viewership has dropped and leagues have struggled to attract younger viewers. - The NFL provided a SpongeBob-themed alt-cast for a game last weekend -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHIfPERX0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcHIfPERX0s - F1 has a similar graphics package+commentary for kids -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUBfP2-BEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xUBfP2-BEA - The NHL used their new-ish player position tracking tech to produce a real-time (or at least near-real-time) game themed to Big City Greens last year, and is set to do another in a few weeks -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCupuTnNmQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCupuTnNmQ0 - The NBA has similar position-tracking tech, and used to animate a game on Christmas, with Mickey Mouse watching -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE68Q4oPcPs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE68Q4oPcPs