SportTechie · Jun 17, 2015
FOX Sports Using NextVR to Broadcast 2015 U.S. Open In Virtual Reality
CHT51-aUAAAMjcW (1)Virtual reality broadcasting is no longer a thing of the future. NextVR and FOX Sports announced in a statement today that the 2015 U.S. Open, which starts tomorrow, will be broadcast live in virtual reality. It will be the first ever live, multi-camera virtual reality broadcast.
The event will be streamed at VIP tents at the U.S. Open, where 100 to 300 people will be able to strap on a headset and experience the Open as if they were at one of the holes. Additionally, the golf tournament will be live streamed to FOX Sports locations in New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver, where viewers will get the same virtual reality experience.