Future of the NFL: The Virtual, Augmented, 3D, 360-Degree Football Experience

November 4, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Tom Brady is standing on the pool table in your man cave.
Brady looks real enough to reach out and touch as he waits for the snap behind the Patriots line. His receivers hover over the corner pockets. Rob Gronkowski is standing on your pool table as well, though that's somehow less surprising.
In front of you is a live three-dimensional rendering of Gillette Stadium during a playoff game. Or maybe you are watching on your dining room table or your back porch deck. Heck, maybe you want to bring Brady with you into the bathroom instead of waiting for a break in the action. Nothing creepy about that. Just reach out and grab the whole stadium, shrink it, carry it with you, spread it out again in the tub.
While you are at it, spin your hands to change the camera angle or use a finger to call up a fantasy stat update in the vanity mirror.
No, you have not become Tony Stark. You are just a football fan of the future. Not the distant future either: a near future when Brady ...

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