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The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Re: The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Post by paxys »

Good for a tech demo and good for making headlines, but exactly zero people are actually going to watch a game like this for more than 30 seconds. At minimum the players need to be "real", not cartoon stick figures.

The bigger problem of course is that with local/regional blackouts, nationally televised games and other broadcast restrictions there aren't very many games worth watching on NBA's own app for League Pass subscribers. And judging by how massive a media rights contract they just signed with TV networks, the status quo isn't going to change anytime soon.

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Post by medlazik »

Humanity is doomed. Only some actual communist central planning could forbid this and the other thousands of "innovations" in order to drastically reduce resource consumption and maybe, just maybe make earth kinda livable in the next 50 years. Otherwise we're just doomed and if not us, the younger generation assuredly.

Re: The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Post by crooked-v »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #3

Think I laughed out loud when they showed the table top NBA in the launch video because the exact same concept was in the launch videos for at least oculus and magic leap, maybe more headsets but it’s always been a fake concept that feels a bit like a solution in search of a problem. Fair play to them finally making the eternal vaporware demo real. Fascinating seeing how an Apple launch plays out when the 3rd party d…

It feels to me like it's one step closer to having an arbitrarily positioned "courtside seat" view.

Re: The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Post by 0cf8612b2e1e »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #3

Think I laughed out loud when they showed the table top NBA in the launch video because the exact same concept was in the launch videos for at least oculus and magic leap, maybe more headsets but it’s always been a fake concept that feels a bit like a solution in search of a problem. Fair play to them finally making the eternal vaporware demo real. Fascinating seeing how an Apple launch plays out when the 3rd party d…

I am struggling to come up with some mainstream uses for this. Sports, concerts, plays, etc are something that could theoretically be used on a recurring basis to entice the public.

My only nerd imaginations are something like a WH40k game. Watch a MOBA in 3D. Fortnite.

Maybe a few historical events? This was the moon landing configuration. The view from the grassy knoll to Kennedy.

Re: The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Post by tjohns »

I'm very curious what they're using on the capture side for this. How are they keying out the rest of the stadium? What's the camera setup?

I'm not a huge sports fan, so I honestly couldn't say whether I'd want to watch a game like this - but I love the concept. From a technology perspective it's great to see them trying new things.

I will say that 180° video - the other way to content in VR - makes content feel very emotionally impactful to me. If you haven't watched the Apple Immersive Video series in VR, it's very well produced and worth a watch to see the capabilities of the format.

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Post by graypegg »

medlazik wrote: post #14

Humanity is doomed. Only some actual communist central planning could forbid this and the other thousands of "innovations" in order to drastically reduce resource consumption and maybe, just maybe make earth kinda livable in the next 50 years. Otherwise we're just doomed and if not us, the younger generation assuredly.

Honestly want to understand your viewpoint here, is your corcern the resource consumption used in producing VR headsets, this NBA application, or something more general like all computing?

Re: The NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has a 3D tabletop view

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Post by PaulHoule »

tantalor wrote: post #7

This seems like a bad product. Wouldn't court side, full size be much better?

I got a free trial of an NBA app for the MQ3 which had a courtside view. It didn't work on my 20Mbps ADSL so I stayed late at the office one night to try it out. It was kinda cool but I`d say third to kicking back and watching on TV at home or at a bar with brew and bros which is second to $6 tickets to sit courtside if you wish at college games in person.
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