{"id":229068,"date":"2017-07-20T01:24:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T05:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/big-time-sports-are-coming-to-virtual-reality-digiday.php"},"modified":"2017-07-20T01:24:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T05:24:52","slug":"big-time-sports-are-coming-to-virtual-reality-digiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/virtual-reality\/big-time-sports-are-coming-to-virtual-reality-digiday.php","title":{"rendered":"Big-time sports are coming to virtual reality &#8211; Digiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    On July 29, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet for a    friendly match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. This    time,El Clsico  the name given to any match between the    Spanish rivals, which have met more than 200 times  will make    its virtual reality debut.  <\/p>\n<p>    NextVR, a VR publishing startup focused on live sports and    events, is planning a full production of El Clsico. This    includes streaming a pregame show, all of the on-field action,    a VR version of Marc Anthonys halftime show and a postgame    wrapup. NextVR will set up 11 fixed VR cameras and 12 roving    cameras around the stadium, with a production team of 35 people    manning the entire effort. On the broadcast, veteran MLS    sportscaster Mark Rogondino will call the play-by-play, and    former soccer players Mnica Gonzlez and Heath Pearce will    serve as analysts.  <\/p>\n<p>    Everything youd expect from a traditional broadcast, you will    see in our own broadcast, said Josh Earl, NextVRs head of    sports.This includes mini-features NextVR will shoot in    the days leading up to the game, during the traditional El    Clsico celebrity and alumni games, VIP parties in Miami, both    teams practices the night before and the fan fest, which will    then be rolled into the live coverage.  <\/p>\n<p>    NextVRs livestream will be available inside its app, which is    only available on the Oculus store for Samsung Gear VR device    owners and the Google Play Store for Google Daydream owners.    That means no 360-degree video version of the livestream will    be available anywhere.  <\/p>\n<p>    While El Clsico is the main event, NextVR will also produce    three-minute highlights packages of the eight other games in    the International Champions Cup, which features other top-tier    European teams such as Manchester United and Paris    Saint-Germain.  <\/p>\n<p>    NextVRs plans for El Clsico come as the VR publishing    startup, which has raised $115 million from investors including    Comcast Ventures, Time Warner Investments and entertainment    executive Peter Guber,looks to bring more live sports to    VR. Last fall, the company partnered with the NBA to stream one    regular-season game for free within its VR app. In total, 26    full games were broadcast by NextVR, featuring a production    level similar to what the company is planning for El Clsico.  <\/p>\n<p>    When we started several years ago, wed put the camera down    and stream out an experience that would be similar to if you    were sitting courtside at the game, said Earl. That was great    as a first step for VR, but we also learned that even in VR,    fans want all the bells and whistles that come with a    traditional broadcast  thats why we brought in our own    announcers and produced our own segments.  <\/p>\n<p>    The commitment level is high for NextVR, but as other    publishers have seen,     true VR lacks an audience. Earl declined to say what sort    of viewership last seasons NBA games received on NextVRs app.  <\/p>\n<p>    Because of the nature of our stereoscopic true VR, [NextVRs    content] cant be put on a 360 player on a traditional phone or    computer, Earl said. Were new and we know were not up there    with TV, but the biggest thing were looking for is growth     and we continue to see that.  <\/p>\n<p>    Image courtesy of LaLigaTicketsOnline.com  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/el-clasico-coming-virtual-reality\/\" title=\"Big-time sports are coming to virtual reality - Digiday\">Big-time sports are coming to virtual reality - Digiday<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> On July 29, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet for a friendly match at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. 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