The Verge Chinese Station reported on October 22
The NBA, as the world’s largest professional basketball league, has always been enthusiastic about the use of high technology, and in the upcoming 2016/2017 season, the NBA decided to take virtual reality as a new technology and Open arms.
Today, NBA Digital and partner NextVR announced that in this season's NBA league, there will be at least one game per week to provide VR broadcast services. In the virtual reality signal, a number of different sisters will be equipped to speak and use the virtual reality camera to perform a full range of multi-angle shooting.
Interested fans need to subscribe to the full season of the NBA League access service, or watch the virtual reality game through cable TV provider signals. The NBA said that in addition to NextVR, other vendors' virtual reality headsets can also be used to watch game signals. While the game is paused or during the intermission, fans can also watch the live cheerleading performance of the virtual reality signal and live behind the locker room.
"This is the first time in all professional sports leagues to use a fixed-cycle virtual reality signal broadcast service," said an NBA representative at a press conference. Yes, this is really good news for fans and fans of science and technology. In all important future games, from the regular season to the playoffs, millions of fans will be provided with virtual reality signals. The bold scientific and technological innovations of the NBA have also played an exemplary role.
Last month, the NBA team had collaborated with Oculus to shoot a virtual reality documentary titled "Follow My Lead: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals" by Michael Jordan. This documentary also became the league's adoption. Virtual reality technology attempts to bring traditional television programs to new areas.
It seems that in the new season, the NBA and NextVR will jointly provide the fans with an unprecedented viewing experience, even as if they were on the court. It is reported that the first virtual reality game signal broadcast will be on the 27th of this month by the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs opener, and the whole season of the virtual reality signal broadcast event scheduled to be announced at the end of this month. (Author: Chris Welch compiled: Guti)
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