Televisa presenters will analyze the plays of football matches held during the World Cup in Brazil through a multi-touch interactive table, showing players as holograms. Alternative reality technology and Vizrt solutions have been used for its design.

Televisa interactive table

Televisa Deportes, a division of televisa México, has offered a breakthrough of alternative reality technology (Alternative Reality) you will use during the World Cup in Brazil, and it was during the broadcast of the friendly match between Mexico and Nigeria, the past 5 March. A touch interactive table was used for this initiative that allowed presenters to analyze, in real time, the play of the match in addition to being able to discuss the strategy of the teams. The effect for spectators was a better analysis and understanding of the match and the playing techniques of both teams.

This touch table includes multi-touch functionality that allows a touch of the finger to get a player's image at life size, in the form of a hologram and, below, show your game stats.

Televisa interactive tableThis interactive table has been designed with Vizrt. For virtual players Viz Virtual Studio and the Viz Engine were used to be able to display the graphics on the touch screen. This virtual technology is increasingly used by television stations around the world to create complex 2D and 3D virtual scenarios that include the same type of immersive graphics as those found on the Televisa touch table. Viz Engine development is also being used by numerous chains to feature large interactive touch screens.

This is not the first time Televisa has opted for Vizrt's technology for its football broadcasts. Last summer he used Vizrt Virtual Presenter during Confederation Cup coverage 2013 Brazil.Virtual Presenter is a suite consisting of the Viz Libero and Viz Engine programs.


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by • 30 May, 2014
• section: display, Events, augmented reality, simulation