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Life In 360°: Pigskin Prep

Welcome back to another week in the world of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and other immersive technology news here on VRFocus. Gamescom is over and done with for another year and so things go back to (relative) normal – although if you’ve been with us and around VR/AR for a while you’ll likely know that there is rarely ever any week that is close to ‘normal’.

Before we get into what ever the week has in store for us however we need to have our first visit of the week to the world of 360 degree video and Monday’s Life In 360° and we’re following up on this weekend’s “This Week In VR Sport” where we had a story about NFL team the New York Jets with some more American Football but this time courtesy of the Dallas Cowboys.

SNVR has been recording snippets here and there for the team in action, mostly training and behind the scenes. They are pretty small videos in length so here’s a bunch of them. Enjoy!

VRFocus is back on Wednesday for our next edition of Li360. You can of course catch up with last weekend’s news and features in full on our homepage.

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This Week In VR Sport: More NFL With VOKE

We’ve only a singular item on the rundown for this Saturday’s look into the combined worlds of sport and technology, but we are at least back in the realm of virtual reality (VR) this week after our sidestep into augmented reality seven days ago. Much as then the topic is the NFL, although this time we aren’t looking at a specific team, but rather the culmination of recent work by VOKE.

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VOKE themselves have already had a very interesting last couple of months, having announced in November that they had been acquired by the Intel Corporation. This time though they have announced a collaboration with the NFL to produce immersive highlights experiences of four games for fans around the globe. This is an additional announcement following a previous agreement over fan engagement. The packages will feature teams such as the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New Orleans Saints, the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos (the same team featured last week). The first highlights package is already available from VOKE, created with their TrueVR™ technology.

“We are committed to building unprecedented user experiences and completely changing the way fans engage around live events,” explains VOKE co-founder Sankar Jayaram. “The popularity and passion for the NFL is global and fans want to be a part of it. Through the power of our technology we are able to provide fans with the most personalized, immersive experiences from anywhere in the world.”

The NFL also expressed their excitement in the agreement through William Deng, the Director, of Media Strategy and Business Development. Who added, “Virtual reality has the potential to bring a unique perspective to our fans to complement the different ways they currently enjoy the game today. We look forward to working with VOKE as we continue to experiment and create new experiences in this emerging medium.”

Tomorrow’s set of highlights will feature the New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which will be found as part of the VOKE VR app. VRFocus will be back next week for more VR sport.