It appears that John Elway has taken the Broncos up a notch already. He moved them into the 21st century by Twittering inside information about the organization.
By doing so, he has opened up the possibility of a group of fans running a sports team. Imagine a system where the head coaches were interviewed live on the internet to be seen by fans and then the manager was chosen through a fan vote (social security numbers linked to personal Fanager account so there wouldn't be rampant voter fraud). Or, selecting the design for special uniform nights like throwback night. Or even what the batting order should be or when to pull the pitcher. I'd love to be a fanager, I'm sure The Sports Guy would love to have a say, and I bet you would too.
Showing posts with label Future. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Future. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The future of watching basketball
With the current trend making basketball games more realistic to watch, it can be fun to imagine the potential for this. Soon after HD began dominating the scene, 3D has become increasingly popular. So what's next? Here's my vision of what I hope happens:
With multiple 3D cameras situated throughout the stadium all weaved together, making it possible to view fully 3 dimensional true color holographic images from any angle the watcher chooses. So imagine a coffee table that looked like a mini basketball court with little men running around and dunking on the little hoops. So there are plusses and minuses with this setup. Among the plusses, awesomeness and potential are near the top. On the downside, you're watching tiny little men play sports. Slightly creepy.
Now imagine taking that idea up a few notches. Imagine you're at Madison Square Garden for Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. LeBron and the Knicks are trying to win their 3rd title against an aging Kobe, mature Pau, and MVP Andrew Bynum. Sitting front row you're awed by the size and speed of the game. The catch is that the game is actually being played in Los Angeles. That's right, full scale holographic images displayed in stadiums.
It could happen...
With multiple 3D cameras situated throughout the stadium all weaved together, making it possible to view fully 3 dimensional true color holographic images from any angle the watcher chooses. So imagine a coffee table that looked like a mini basketball court with little men running around and dunking on the little hoops. So there are plusses and minuses with this setup. Among the plusses, awesomeness and potential are near the top. On the downside, you're watching tiny little men play sports. Slightly creepy.
Now imagine taking that idea up a few notches. Imagine you're at Madison Square Garden for Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. LeBron and the Knicks are trying to win their 3rd title against an aging Kobe, mature Pau, and MVP Andrew Bynum. Sitting front row you're awed by the size and speed of the game. The catch is that the game is actually being played in Los Angeles. That's right, full scale holographic images displayed in stadiums.
It could happen...
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