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by gwbas1c 497 days ago
> Would you prefer to watch your sport of choice in 180-degree immersive video, or as a 2D flatscreen view with a tabletop 3D representation?

I think for people who are analyzing the game: Coaches, players, opponents, dedicated fans, historians, the tabletop view will be priceless. I also suspect that the tabletop view will become a tool in the editing room.

For casual sports fans, a much more immersive experience will probably be better.

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Oddly for me, radio has been the most immersive media for live sports. Maybe because it is forced to prioritize audio…humans dance to sound not pictures.

Not to say I seek out radio or that 3d doesn’t seem cool. Only that the effects of sound penetrate me in a way that visual stimulus doesn’t.

Cricket on the radio is absolute bliss, I'm sure Americans feel the same about baseball.
I have aphantasia… so audio sports broadcasts are awful for me.

Radio sports sound like a long string of facts that I need to remember but can get overwhelmed with.

I’m jealous that radio is immersive for you!